# flocculate

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To collect (suspended particles, sediment, etc.) into loose, fluffy aggregations resembling tufts of wool.

## Etymology
Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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