English Explanatory Dictionary

floc

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.
  2. A flocculant, as used in swimming pools to make particles clump together so they are trapped by the filter.
verb
  1. To use a flocculant in (a swimming pool).

Pronunciation

/flɒk/

Word forms

floc flocs flocc floccing flocced

Etymology

From Latin floccus (“tuft of wool”), or from French floc (“floc”), from the same Latin source.

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