flocculate
/ˈflɒkjʊleɪt/verb
- technical form or cause to form into small clumps or masses〈技〉（使）絮凝, （使）絮结：
no obj. it tends to flocculate in high salinities在高盐度下它会絮凝
with obj. its ability to flocculate suspended silt.其絮凝悬浮泥沙的能力。
派生词
flocculation
noun词源
late 19th cent.: from modern Latin flocculus 'floccule' + -ATE3.