Floc"cu*late (?), v. t. To convert
into floccules or flocculent aggregates; to make granular or crumbly;
as, the flocculating of a soil improves its mechanical
condition.
When applied to clay soils it [lime] binds the small
particles together, or flocculates them.
I. P.
Roberts.
Floc"cu*late (?), v. i. [imp. &
p. p. Flocculated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flocculating.] (Geol.) To aggregate into small
lumps.
Floc"cu*late (?), a.
(Zoöl.) Furnished with tufts of curly hairs, as some
insects.
Floc"cu*late (?), v. t. To convert
into floccules or flocculent aggregates; to make granular or crumbly;
as, the flocculating of a soil improves its mechanical
condition.
When applied to clay soils it [lime] binds the small
particles together, or flocculates them.
I. P.
Roberts.
