flocculant

noun

floc·​cu·​lant -lənt 

plural -s

: an agent that produces floccule or other aggregate formation especially in soil

lime alters soil pH and acts as a flocculant in clay soils

especially : a usually acid reagent used in ceramic manufacture to increase the viscosity of a clay slip or the plasticity of tempered clay

Word History

Etymology

floccule + -ant

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for flocculant

• flocculent