FLOCCULATE
flocculate
(verb) form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass; “the protoplasms flocculated”
flocculate
(verb) cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate; “The chemist flocculated the suspended material”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
flocculate (third-person singular simple present flocculates, present participle flocculating, simple past and past participle flocculated)
(ambitransitive) To collect together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool.
• I. P. Roberts
Adjective
flocculate (not comparable)
floccular
Source: Wiktionary
Floc"cu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flocculated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flocculating.] (Geol.)
Definition: To aggregate into small lumps.
Floc"cu*late, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Furnished with tufts of curly hairs, as some insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition