flocculent

/ˈflɑkjələnt/
adjective
  1. Having a soft, fluffy, or woolly texture; resembling small clumps of wool or cotton.
    • The flocculent clouds looked like tufts of cotton floating across the sky.
    • Some mosses have a flocculent appearance, with tiny, fuzzy growths.
    • The fabric felt flocculent and warm, like a soft fleece blanket.
  2. In chemistry and water treatment, describing a substance that forms or contains loose clumps of particles (flocs).
    • Adding the chemical made the solution become flocculent as particles began to clump.
    • The flocculent material in the tank settled quickly after the stirring stopped.
    • The flocculent layer at the bottom of the container was easy to filter out.
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