Word of the Day

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THURSDAY, APRIL 9

Flocculent

[FLAHK-yə-lənt]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: latin, early 19th century

• Having or resembling tufts of wool.
• Having a loosely clumped texture.

Examples of Flocculent in a sentence

• The flocculent sheep were ready for their spring shearing.
• Your potting soil should be slightly damp and flocculent.

About Flocculent

If the word flocculent makes you think of a flock of sheep, well, you'd be correct. In Latin, "floccus" means tuft of wool, so the adjective flocculent can apply to the woolly sheep themselves, or anything with a similarly tufty texture.

Did you Know?

The adjective flocculent describes a tufty texture, but there's also a noun, flocculation. This chemical process occurs when clumps of a substance start to form. It's important for water treatment processes and even beer brewing. Yeast flocculation is a vital step in brewing your favorite IPA.