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单词 floc
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Definition of floc in English:

floc

noun 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.

Origin

1920s: abbreviation of flocculus.

Rhymes

ad 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:

floc

nounfläk
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.

Origin

1920s: abbreviation of flocculus.

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