'Floccule' definitions:
Definition of 'floccule'
(from WordNet)
noun
A small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid [syn: floccule, floc]
Definition of 'Floccule'
From: GCIDE
- Floccule \Floc"cule\, n. [See Flocculus.]
- 1. A detached mass of loosely fibrous structure like a shredded tuft of wool. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. (Chem.) Specif.: A small particle of an insoluble substance formed in a liquid by the union of smaller particles. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]