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flocculating

flocculating is the present participle and gerund 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 flocculating

What is flocculating the present participle and gerund of?
Flocculating is the present participle and gerund of flocculate.

Words near flocculating in the dictionary

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

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