floc
/flɒk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.75 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A flocculant, as used in swimming pools to make particles clump together so they are trapped by the filter.
Countable; Informal; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "It might seem that Mr. Holl, whose initial sketches are glorious watercolors, was an unlikely candidate for a job that is all about hydrodynamics. But he credits much of his inspiration to repeated meetings with engineers -- as many as 30 at a time -- to discuss topics like "flocculation" (the process by which particles form coagulated masses, or flocs)."
- "This can happen for a few reasons, such as adding too much floc or adding too much algaecide prior to floccing."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin