floc·cu·lent (fl k y -lnt)adj. 1. Having a fluffy or wooly appearance. 2. Containing numerous shreds or fluffy particles of grayish or white mucus or other material. Used of a fluid such as urine. 3. Of or being a fluid bacterial culture in which there are numerous colonies either floating in the fluid medium or loosely deposited at the bottom. 4. Having a soft waxy or wool-like covering, as of certain insects. floc cu·lence n. |
flocculent
[flok′yoo͡lənt]
Etymology: L, floccus, flock of wool
clumped or tufted, such as a cloud, or covered with a woolly, fuzzy surface. flocculate, v., flocculation, floccule, n.
flocculent
woolly, containing downy or flaky shreds; said of bacterial growth composed of short, curved chains, variously oriented.
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