deflocculate

(dɪˈflɒkjʊˌleɪt)

vb (tr)

1. (Chemistry) to disperse, forming a colloid or suspension

2. (Chemistry) to prevent flocculation of (a colloid or suspension)

deˌfloccuˈlation n

deˈfloccuˌlant n

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deflocculate

Past participle: deflocculated
Gerund: deflocculating

Imperative
deflocculate
deflocculate

Present
I deflocculate
you deflocculate
he/she/it deflocculates
we deflocculate
you deflocculate
they deflocculate

Preterite
I deflocculated
you deflocculated
he/she/it deflocculated
we deflocculated
you deflocculated
they deflocculated

Present Continuous
I am deflocculating
you are deflocculating
he/she/it is deflocculating
we are deflocculating
you are deflocculating
they are deflocculating

Present Perfect
I have deflocculated
you have deflocculated
he/she/it has deflocculated
we have deflocculated
you have deflocculated
they have deflocculated

Past Continuous
I was deflocculating
you were deflocculating
he/she/it was deflocculating
we were deflocculating
you were deflocculating
they were deflocculating

Past Perfect
I had deflocculated
you had deflocculated
he/she/it had deflocculated
we had deflocculated
you had deflocculated
they had deflocculated

Future
I will deflocculate
you will deflocculate
he/she/it will deflocculate
we will deflocculate
you will deflocculate
they will deflocculate

Future Perfect
I will have deflocculated
you will have deflocculated
he/she/it will have deflocculated
we will have deflocculated
you will have deflocculated
they will have deflocculated

Future Continuous
I will be deflocculating
you will be deflocculating
he/she/it will be deflocculating
we will be deflocculating
you will be deflocculating
they will be deflocculating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been deflocculating
you have been deflocculating
he/she/it has been deflocculating
we have been deflocculating
you have been deflocculating
they have been deflocculating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been deflocculating
you will have been deflocculating
he/she/it will have been deflocculating
we will have been deflocculating
you will have been deflocculating
they will have been deflocculating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been deflocculating
you had been deflocculating
he/she/it had been deflocculating
we had been deflocculating
you had been deflocculating
they had been deflocculating

Conditional
I would deflocculate
you would deflocculate
he/she/it would deflocculate
we would deflocculate
you would deflocculate
they would deflocculate

Past Conditional
I would have deflocculated
you would have deflocculated
he/she/it would have deflocculated
we would have deflocculated
you would have deflocculated
they would have deflocculated

References in periodicals archive

However, components such as [Na.sup.+] in dairy-processing wastewater have the potential to deflocculate clays because of the high sodium adsorption ratio and to reduce infiltration (Lieffering and McLay 1996; Balks et al.

Changes in characteristics of soils irrigated with processing wastewater from three New Zealand dairy factories

In addition, the high repulsing effect caused by SP surfactants can deflocculate the watery ettringite shell around the cement particles, and the small ettringite needles are freed from their watery shell by the adsorption of the SP molecules [37] thus providing a more consistent structure of hydrated cement paste.

Corrosion of steel in high-strength self-compacting concrete exposed to saline environment

Salinity--electrical conductivity of water (ECw)--and sodium content or sodicity--exchangeable sodium percent (ESP)--of irrigation water especially influence to what extent soil particles remain together or separate (flocculate and deflocculate).

When irrigation water is too pure: effects of chemical imbalance

Polyphosphates and other chemical additives that tend to deflocculate the soil can reduce permeability for the purpose of obtaining a seal.

Chapter 9 Water and sediment control structures

After incorporating all the pigment, the premix was blended for 10 min to deflocculate the pigments.

Use of novel polyetheralkanolamine comb polymers as pigment dispersants for aqueous coating systems