Word of the Day : flocculate

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  1. JoeClubman

    JoeClubman New Member

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    To form or cause to form into clumps.

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  2. Friskie

    Friskie Well-Known Member

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    Isn't that what MOTD, MTTS, MITM and others of that ilk do?
     
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    If ever a word sounded bowel related, it's that one.
     
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    Do you work in a water or wastewater treatment? That is the only place I ever hear the word flocculate.
     
  5. DneprDave

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    It is also used in brewing. Brewers yeast flocculates and settles to the bottom of the fermenter, this is why beer is clear and not cloudy, for the most part.
     

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