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deflocculate
[ dee-flok-yuh-leyt ]
verb (used with object)
, Physical Chemistry.
, de·floc·cu·lat·ed, de·floc·cu·lat·ing.
- to reduce from a flocculent state by dispersing the flocculated particles.
deflocculate
/ dɪˈflɒkjʊˌleɪt /
verb
- to disperse, forming a colloid or suspension
- to prevent flocculation of (a colloid or suspension)
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Derived Forms
- deˌfloccuˈlation, noun
- deˈfloccuˌlant, noun
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Other Words From
- de·floccu·lation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deflocculate1
First recorded in 1905–10; de- + flocculate
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