Floccule

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Floccule \Floc"cule\, n. [See {Flocculus}.]
     1. A detached mass of loosely fibrous structure like a
        shredded tuft of wool.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. (Chem.) Specif.: A small particle of an insoluble


        substance formed in a liquid by the union of smaller
        particles.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  floccule
       n : a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material
           suspended in or precipitated from a liquid [syn: {floc}]