Main Entry: floc·cu·late

Pronunciation: \ˈflä-kyə-ˌlāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): floc·cu·lat·ed; floc·cu·lat·ing

Date: 1877

transitive verb : to cause to aggregate into a flocculent mass <flocculate clay particles>intransitive verb : to become flocculent

— floc·cu·lant \-lənt\ noun

— floc·cu·la·tion \ˌflä-kyə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

— floc·cu·la·tor \ˈflä-kyə-ˌlā-tər\ noun