English Explanatory Dictionary

floccillation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people.

Word forms

floccillation floccillations

Etymology

From *floccillus, diminutive of floccus (“flock”) and the suffix -ation.

Synonyms

carphologia carphology crocydismus

Related words

bioflocculate deflocculate deflocculation floccose floccosely floccosus flocculate flocculation flocculent flocculents flocculose flocculus floccus paraflocculus reflocculation
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