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flocculate
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flocculate [′fläk·yə‚lət (adjective)or′fläk·yə‚lāt (verb)]
(biology)
Having small tufts of hairs.
(chemistry)
To cause to aggregate or coalesce into a flocculent mass.


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But when added to water clouded with sediment, it flocculates the fine particles, causing them to settle out -- sometimes to the point of filling up the head of a furrow.
 
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