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floc

1. n. [Drilling Fluids]

A coagulated mass of particles in a liquid. Flocs can occur naturally but often are generated from a dispersed colloidal system to which a flocculant chemical has been added. Clay particles and polymers in water can be flocculated to form flocs.

See: clay-water interactionflocculationpolymer