floc

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed. countable,uncountable
    — It might seem that Mr. Holl, whose initial sketches are glorious watercolors, was an unlikely candidate for a job that is all about hydrodynamics. But he credits much of his inspiration to repeated meetings with engineers -- as many as 30 at a time -- to discuss topics like "flocculation" (the process by which particles form coagulated masses, or flocs).
  2. A flocculant, as used in swimming pools to make particles clump together so they are trapped by the filter. countable,informal,uncountable
    — This can happen for a few reasons, such as adding too much floc or adding too much algaecide prior to floccing.
动词 v.
  1. To use a flocculant in (a swimming pool). informal
    — This can happen for a few reasons, such as adding too much floc or adding too much algaecide prior to floccing.

词形变化

flocs plural flocc alternative flocs present,singular,third-person floccing participle,present flocced participle,past flocced past flocc alternative

词源

词源 1
From Latin floccus (“tuft of wool”), or from French floc (“floc”), from the same Latin source.
词源 2
From Latin floccus (“tuft of wool”), or from French floc (“floc”), from the same Latin source.
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