floc

Betekenis (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).

Synoniemen

floccule

flake

flocculent

floccules

Vertalingen

الشوائب

لبّادة

كتلة متلبّدة

Flocken

floc

flocs

flóculo

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/flɒk/

Etymologie (Engels)

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