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Definition of floc in English: flocnoun flɒkfläk technical A loosely clumped mass of fine particles. 〈技〉絮凝物，絮状物 Example sentencesExamples - Because of the difficulties of moving the floc, emptying the tanks could take up to six months.
- Microsand particles and polymer are added to the floc in the same tank.
- PAM is a water-soluble polymer that clumps the fine, suspended particles typical of swine manure into larger particles, or flocs.
- The flocs dispersed immediately when cells were resuspended in a glucose-citrate buffer.
- This broadens the definition, because many of the self-buoyant microbes and plankton are collected in flocs as well.
Origin1920s: abbreviation of flocculus. Rhymesad hoc, amok, Bangkok, baroque, belle époque, bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, chock-a-block, clock, doc, dock, flock, frock, hock, hough, interlock, jock, knock, langue d'oc, lock, Locke, Médoc, mock, nock, o'clock, pock, post hoc, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok, yapok Definition of floc in US English: flocnounfläk technical A loosely clumped mass of fine particles. 〈技〉絮凝物，絮状物 Example sentencesExamples - The flocs dispersed immediately when cells were resuspended in a glucose-citrate buffer.
- Because of the difficulties of moving the floc, emptying the tanks could take up to six months.
- PAM is a water-soluble polymer that clumps the fine, suspended particles typical of swine manure into larger particles, or flocs.
- Microsand particles and polymer are added to the floc in the same tank.
- This broadens the definition, because many of the self-buoyant microbes and plankton are collected in flocs as well.
Origin1920s: abbreviation of flocculus. |