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deflocculate

/dəˈflɑkjuleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-floc-cu-late
IPA
/dəˈflɑkjuleɪt/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To disperse an agglomerate into fine particles and form a colloid

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English flocculate English deflocculate From de- + flocculate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dəˈflɑkjuleɪt/
  • British English: /dɪˈflɒkjəleɪt/

Inflected Forms

deflocculates (present, singular) deflocculating (participle, present) deflocculated (participle, past) deflocculated (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce deflocculate?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈflɑkjuleɪt/.
What does deflocculate mean?
To disperse an agglomerate into fine particles and form a colloid
Where does deflocculate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English flocculate English deflocculate From de- + flocculate.

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