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floccillation

floccillation noun: picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people.

Noun

floccillation (usually uncountable, plural floccillations)

  1. (rare, usually) Picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people.

Synonyms of floccillation

Forms of floccillation

pluralfloccillations

Origin of floccillation

From *floccillus, diminutive of floccus (“flock”) and the suffix -ation.

Questions about floccillation

What does floccillation mean?
Floccillation means picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people.
What part of speech is floccillation?
Floccillation is a noun.
What is the plural of floccillation?
The plural of floccillation is floccillations.

Words near floccillation in the dictionary

  1. flobs
  2. floc
  3. flocc
  4. flocced
  5. flocci
  6. floccillation
  7. floccillations
  8. floccinaucinihilipilificate
  9. floccinaucinihilipilificated
  10. floccinaucinihilipilificates
  11. floccinaucinihilipilificating

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