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flocculates

flocculates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flocculate.

flocculates is the plural of flocculate.

Meaning of flocculate

Verb

flocculate (third-person singular simple present flocculates, present participle flocculating, simple past and past participle flocculated)

  1. (ambitransitive) To collect (suspended particles, sediment, etc.) into loose, fluffy aggregations resembling tufts of wool.
    • When applied to clay soils it [lime] binds the small particles together, or flocculates them.

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Questions about flocculates

What is flocculates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Flocculates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flocculate.

Words near flocculates in the dictionary

  1. flocculant
  2. flocculants
  3. floccular
  4. flocculate
  5. flocculated
  6. flocculates
  7. flocculating
  8. flocculation
  9. flocculations
  10. flocculator
  11. flocculators

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