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flocculus

[′fläk·yə·ləs]
(anatomy)
A prominent lobe of the cerebellum situated behind and below the middle cerebellar peduncle on each side of the median fissure.
(astronomy)
A patch in the sun's surface seen in the light of calcium or hydrogen; the patch may be bright or dark and is usually in the vicinity of sunspots.
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Iron floccules from Cattai Creek were observed extending for distances in excess of 1 kilometer downstream of its confluence with the Manning River and contaminated partially acidified and pH neutral waters in this estuary.
CMCNa, however developed floccules after 17 days at 7[degrees]C, although its consistency was as good as Parachlor gel.
As a result, the floccules are formed and clay swelling is reduced.
The formation of large floccules also increased the settling rate of fine solids in the tailings.
The water used for Treatments 4 and 5 appeared orange and suspended iron floccules were clearly visible in the water column.
O'Brien NR (1971) Fabric of kaolinite and illite floccules. Clays and Clay Minerals.
Immunoextraction using murine monoclonal antibody adsorbed onto vinylidene fluoride floccules (179) or protein G immobilized on Sepharose beads (103) has also been effectively used to remove HAMA interferences from samples in a CEA and a CA 125 assay, respectively.
A minor exception to this caveat is PAM's formation of floccules from sediments carried in irrigation water.
The floccules were smaller and weakly aggregated at low stearic acid concentration, while they were prone to accumulation with increasing concentration.
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