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flocculations

flocculations is the plural of flocculation.

Meaning of flocculation

Noun

flocculation (countable and uncountable, plural flocculations)

  1. (physical) A condition in which clays, polymers or other small charged particles become attached and form a fragile structure, a floc.
    • Repeated use of this type of [water] on plants results in deflocculation[] of the soil. Good quality soil consists of loose aggregates which provide natural aeration and ease of root run. Sodium accumulation in soil destroys this natural flocculation and causes the soil to pack.1972 November 5, Joan Lee Faust, “AROUND THE Garden”, in The New York Times

Questions about flocculations

What is flocculations the plural of?
Flocculations is the plural of flocculation.

Words near flocculations in the dictionary

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

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