flocculate
Gather into clusters
To flocculate is to clump together into fluffy, woolly masses.
The term appears most often in chemistry and water treatment, where particles in a suspension aggregate into larger clusters called floc: The water treatment plant uses chemicals to flocculate suspended particles for easier removal.
Flocculation can occur naturally or be induced to clarify liquids.
Coagulated mass
- thickenIncrease in viscosity
- curdleCongeal into lumps
- congealSolidify from liquid state
- solidifyMake or become hard
gel · jellify · gelatinize · set · cement · consolidate · cake · lump
Agent inducing clotting
- bridgingConnecting separated things
- adsorptionAccumulation on a surface
- colloidStable dispersed mixture
- dispersionScattering across space
turbidity · clarification · destabilization · anionic · cationic · polymer · electrolyte · pH
Making meaning plain
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
wastewater · thickener · decantation · potable water · sewage · lamella · basin · overflow
Thick gathered mass
- clusterGathered group nearby
- aggregateCombined sum total
- agglomerateCollected into dense mass
- massQuantity of matter
bunch · gather · coalesce · accumulate · conglomerate · nodule · mat · knot
Stable dispersed mixture
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- siltWaterborne earth particles
clay · algae · microbe · grain · particulate · emulsion · slurry · debris
clot
Coagulated mass
solidify · gel · jellify · gelatinize · set · cement · consolidate · cake · lump · cohesion
coagulant
Agent inducing clotting
- bridgingConnecting separated things
- adsorptionAccumulation on a surface
- colloidStable dispersed mixture
dispersion · turbidity · clarification · destabilization · anionic · cationic · polymer · electrolyte · pH · dosing
clarification
Making meaning plain
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
effluent · wastewater · thickener · decantation · potable water · sewage · lamella · basin · overflow · underflow
clump
Thick gathered mass
- clusterGathered group nearby
- aggregateCombined sum total
- agglomerateCollected into dense mass
mass · bunch · gather · coalesce · accumulate · conglomerate · nodule · mat · knot · heap
colloid
Stable dispersed mixture
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
silt · clay · algae · microbe · grain · particulate · emulsion · slurry · debris · organic matter
flocculatedisperse
Cause to spread apart
disaggregate · dissolve · scatter · separate · dissociate