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deflocculate

UK/dɪˈflɒkjəleɪt/US/dəˈflɑkjuleɪt/

deflocculate verb: to disperse an agglomerate into fine particles and form a colloid.

Verb

deflocculate (third-person singular simple present deflocculates, present participle deflocculating, simple past and past participle deflocculated)

  1. To disperse an agglomerate into fine particles and form a colloid

Forms of deflocculate

third-person singular presentdeflocculates
present participledeflocculating
past participledeflocculated
pastdeflocculated

Origin of deflocculate

From de- + flocculate.

Questions about deflocculate

What does deflocculate mean?
Deflocculate means to disperse an agglomerate into fine particles and form a colloid.
What part of speech is deflocculate?
Deflocculate is a verb.
How do you pronounce deflocculate?
Deflocculate is pronounced /dɪˈflɒkjəleɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of deflocculate?
The past tense of deflocculate is deflocculated.

Words near deflocculate in the dictionary

  1. defloated
  2. defloating
  3. defloats
  4. deflocculant
  5. deflocculants
  6. deflocculate
  7. deflocculated
  8. deflocculates
  9. deflocculating
  10. deflocculation
  11. deflocculations

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