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flocculent

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floc·cu·lent  (flky-lnt)
adj.
1. Having a fluffy or woolly appearance.
2. Chemistry Made up of or containing woolly masses.
3. Zoology Having a soft, waxy, and woollike covering, as certain insects.

floccu·lence n.
floccu·lent·ly adv.

flocculent [ˈflɒkjʊlənt]
adj
1. like wool; fleecy
2. (Chemistry) Chem aggregated in woolly cloudlike masses a flocculent precipitate
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology covered with tufts or flakes of a waxy or wool-like substance
flocculence , flocculency n
flocculently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.flocculent - having a fluffy character or appearance
soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight


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The weather had been fine and clear, and in the morning the air was full of patches of the flocculent web, as on an autumnal day in England.
 
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