"flocculation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌflɒkjʊˈlɛɪ̯ʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-flocculation.wav Forms: flocculations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From floccule + -ation. Etymology templates: {{af|en|floccule|-ation}} floccule + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flocculation (countable and uncountable, plural flocculations)
  1. (physical chemistry) A condition in which clays, polymers or other small charged particles become attached and form a fragile structure, a floc. Tags: countable, physical, uncountable Categories (topical): Physical chemistry, Polymer Related terms: aggregation, coagulation Translations (Condition of forming flocs): 絮凝 (xùníng) (Chinese Mandarin), 絮結 (Chinese Mandarin), 絮结 (xùjié) (Chinese Mandarin), höytälöityminen (Finnish), floculation [feminine] (French), Flokkulation [feminine] (German), Flockung [feminine] (German), Ausflockung [feminine] (German), хлопьеобразова́ние (xlopʹjeobrazovánije) [neuter] (Russian), флокуля́ция (flokuljácija) [feminine] (Russian), флоккуля́ция (flokkuljácija) [feminine] (Russian), flockulering [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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