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floc

Pronunciation: /flɒk/

The English word “floc” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.
  2. A flocculant, as used in swimming pools to make particles clump together so they are trapped by the filter.

verb

  1. To use a flocculant in (a swimming pool).

Etymology

From Latin floccus (“tuft of wool”), or from French floc (“floc”), from the same Latin source.

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