floc

Meaning

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).

Synonyms

floccule

flake

flocculent

floccules

Translations

الشوائب

لبّادة

كتلة متلبّدة

Flocken

floc

flocs

flóculo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flɒk/

Etymology

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