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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.
  1. to reduce from a flocculent state by dispersing the flocculated particles.


deflocculate

/ dɪˈflɒkjʊˌleɪt /

verb

  1. to disperse, forming a colloid or suspension
  2. to prevent flocculation of (a colloid or suspension)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • deˌfloccuˈlation, noun
  • deˈfloccuˌlant, noun
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Other Words From

  • de·floccu·lation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deflocculate1

First recorded in 1905–10; de- + flocculate

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