flocculent

floc·cu·lent

 (flŏk′yə-lənt)

adj.

1. Having a fluffy or woolly appearance.

2. Chemistry Containing or made up of small particles that have been aggregated together.

3. Zoology Having a soft, waxy, and woollike covering, as certain insects.

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floc′cu·lence n.

floc′cu·lent·ly adv.

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flocculent

(ˈflɒkjʊlənt)

adj

1. like wool; fleecy

2. (Chemistry) chem aggregated in woolly cloudlike masses: a flocculent precipitate.

3. (Biology) biology covered with tufts or flakes of a waxy or wool-like substance

ˈflocculence, ˈflocculency n

ˈflocculently adv

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floc•cu•lent

(ˈflɒk yə lənt)

adj.

1. like a clump or tuft of wool.

2. covered with a soft, woolly substance.

3. consisting of or containing loose woolly masses.

[1790–1800; floccus tuft of wool (< Latin) + -ulent]

floc′cu•lence, floc′cu•len•cy, n.

floc′cu•lent•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

flocculent - having a fluffy character or appearance woolly, wooly soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight

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