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)

Derived Forms

• deˌfloccuˈlation, noun
• deˈfloccuˌlant, noun

Other Words From

• de·floccu·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deflocculate¹

First recorded in 1905–10; de- + flocculate