Floccule (Noun)
Meaning
A small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- A small floccule of algae clung to the edge of the aquarium.
- The river water contained a large number of floccules of clay particles.
- Floccules of protein aggregated together in the centrifuge tube.
- A single floccule of precipitate hung suspended in the solution.
- Floccules of particulate matter obscured the visibility of the pond water.