Floc meaning

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A flocculent mass formed in a fluid through precipitation or aggregation of suspended particles.
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A very fine, fluffy mass formed by the aggregation of fine suspended particles, as in a precipitate.
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A flocculent mass formed in a fluid through precipitation or aggregation of suspended particles.
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An alternative word for floccule. A soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed. Floc may be mineral as for clay, chemical as in water treatment or biological as in sewage treatment.
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Origin of floc

  • Short for flocculus
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Floc Sentence Examples

  • In addition to floc), Temple left to Swift the trust and profit of publishing his posthumous writings.

  • The chemical reacts with the water to produce a fluffy white mass called floc.

  • floc produced in the bottom zone of the hopper forms a suspended mass of sludge called a ' sludge blanket ' .

  • The media in the filter gradually becomes blocked with solids and bacterial floc, eventually forming clumps of bound up media.

  • floc tanks.

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