floc

[ flok ]

noun

1. Also a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.

verb (used with or without object)

, flocced, floc·cing.

1. to amass or collect into flocs.

floc

/ flɒk /

noun

1. another word for floccule

Word History and Origins

Origin of floc¹

1920–25; < Latin floccus floccus

Word History and Origins

Origin of floc¹

C20: from Latin floccus a tuft of wool, flock ²

Example Sentences

What results is an unappetizing green-brown foamy substance known as floc, which is skimmed mechanically from the surface of the water in 48 concrete troughs, 25 feet deep, 22 feet wide and 33 feet long.

From New York Times

Also among the bugs was a floc of wastes from the petroleum dining.

From US News