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Chem.a woolly-looking precipitate, as aluminum hydroxide formed by the addition of ammonia to an aluminum-salt solution.[1790-1800]
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flocculent precipitate — /flɒkjələnt prəˈsɪpəteɪt/ (say flokyuhluhnt pruh sipuhtayt) noun a light, easily dispersed precipitate, like that of aluminium hydroxide …
flocculent precipitate — Chem. a woolly looking precipitate, as aluminum hydroxide formed by the addition of ammonia to an aluminum salt solution. [1790 1800] … Useful english dictionary
flocculent — adjective Etymology: Latin floccus + English ulent Date: 1800 1. resembling wool especially in loose fluffy organization 2. containing, consisting of, or occurring in the form of loosely aggregated particles or soft flakes < a flocculent… … New Collegiate Dictionary
flocculent — 1. Resembling tufts of cotton or wool; denoting a fluid, such as the urine, containing numerous shreds or fluffy particles of gray white or white mucus or other material. 2. In bacteriology, denoting a fluid culture in which there are numerous… … Medical dictionary
flocculation test — n any of various serological tests (as the Mazzini test for syphilis) in which a positive result depends on the combination of an antigen and antibody to produce a flocculent precipitate * * * any serologic test in which a flocculent agglomerate… … Medical dictionary
cephalin-cholesterol flocculation — ▪ medicine laboratory test for the nonspecific measurement of blood globulins, a group of proteins that appear in abnormally high concentrations (hyperglobulinemia) in association with certain diseases. The test consists of adding blood… … Universalium
cryoglobulins — 1. Abnormal plasma proteins (paraproteins), now grouped with gamma globulins, characterized by precipitating, gelling, or crystallizing when serum or solutions of them are cooled; distinguished from Bence Jones proteins by their larger molecular… … Medical dictionary
deposit — n Deposit, precipitate, sediment, dregs, lees, grounds mean matter which settles to the bottom of or is let fall from suspension in a fluid (as air or water). Deposit, the most comprehensive term, refers to matter let fall by a natural or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
flocculate — flocculable /flok yeuh leuh beuhl/, adj. flocculation, n. flocculator, n. /flok yeuh layt /, v., flocculated, flocculating. v.t. 1. to form into flocculent masses. v.i. 2. to form flocculent masses, as a cloud or a chemical precipitate; form… … Universalium
flocculate — floc•cu•late [[t]ˈflɒk yəˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) chem. to form into flocculent masses 2) chem. to form flocculent masses, as a cloud or a precipitate • Etymology: 1820–30 floc cu•la′tion, n. floc′cu•la tor, n … From formal English to slang
