noun
- a small clump or mass of fine particles suspended in or precipitated from a liquid
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The water treatment plant removes floccules through filtration.
- Tiny floccules formed when the chemical was added to the cloudy water.
- The scientist observed floccules settling at the bottom of the beaker.
- Clay particles combined to form visible floccules in the muddy stream.
- The coagulation process creates floccules that can be easily separated.
- Under the microscope, the floccules appeared as loose, branching structures.