n. [ See Flocculus. ] 1. A detached mass of loosely fibrous structure like a shredded tuft of wool. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Chem.) Specif.: A small particle of an insoluble substance formed in a liquid by the union of smaller particles. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The state of being flocculent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Flock of wool. ] 1. Clothed with small flocks or flakes; woolly. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Applied to the down of newly hatched or unfledged birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chem.) Having a structure like shredded wool, as some precipitates. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]