VERB
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form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass
the protoplasms flocculated -
cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate
The chemist flocculated the suspended material
How To Use flocculate In A Sentence
- By the end of the 19th century, a whole word family had been formed, including the adjective “flocculent,” the noun “floccule,” and the verb “flocculate.” Flocculate | clusterflock
- Yeast strains grown to saturation in 10 ml liquid medium overnight and were deflocculated by two washes in sodium citrate.
- These can be flocculated forming a High Density Sludge which once settled can give a relatively clear overflow, which is discharged to the rivers (the HDS process).
- The samples were rolled and then the total clay-rich sample was deflocculated and deslimed by continuous washing under gently running water.
- When I pour the pints of flocculated yeast left in the bottom of my carboy down the sink, I feel a twinge of regret. Archive 2008-10-01
- During fermentation, yeast cells flocculate and either rise to the top or sink to the bottom of the vat. Flocculate | clusterflock
- By the end of the 19th century, a whole word family had been formed, including the adjective “flocculent,” the noun “floccule,” and the verb “flocculate.” Flocculate | clusterflock
- The property of cation exchange in clays is used in a common agricultural process whereby the dispersed mineral fabric of a heavy clay soil is flocculated by the addition of calcium to improve the workability.
- Syneresis cracks can develop in clays that have flocculated before settling.
- The Word of the Day for January 20, 2009 is: flocculate • \FLAH-kyuh-layt\ • verb Flocculate | clusterflock