flocculate

¹floc·cu·late

verb \ˈfläk-yə-ˌlāt\

floc·cu·lat·edfloc·cu·lat·ing

Definition of FLOCCULATE

transitive verb

: to cause to aggregate into a flocculent mass <denature and flocculate cell proteins>

intransitive verb

: to become flocculated

—floc·cu·la·tion \ˌfläk-yə-ˈlā-shən\ noun