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floc·cu·lent (fl

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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

Adjective

like tufts of wool [Latin floccus tuft of wool]

flocculence n

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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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