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Floccule
Pronunciation : Floc"cule
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A detached mass of loosely fibrous structure like a shredded tuft of wool.
2. (Chem.) Specif.: A small particle of an insoluble substance formed in a liquid by the union of smaller particles.
[See Flocculus.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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