flocculate

From Latin flocculus, diminutive of floccus (“lock, tuft”).

flocculate (third-person singular simple present flocculates, present participle flocculating, simple past and past participle flocculated)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To collect together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool.
   • I. P. Roberts

     When applied to clay soils it [lime] binds the small particles together, or flocculates them.

flocculate (not comparable)

1. floccular

flocculate

1. second-person plural present indicative of flocculare
2. second-person plural imperative of flocculare
3. feminine plural of flocculato