floc

(Engels)

Noun

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

Verb

To use a flocculant in (a swimming pool).

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/flɒk/

Etimologie (Engels)

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

Sinonieme

floccule

flake

flocculent

floccules

Vertalings

الشوائب

لبّادة

كتلة متلبّدة

Flocken

floc

flocs

flóculo