Not in individual stars. produce a multi-armed and patchy spiral structure known as a flocculent spiral. From Wordnik.com. [Spirals, Tides, and M51 | Universe Today] Reference
Before noon clouds surrounded the whole mountain, not in the vague flocculent, meaningless masses one usually sees, but in. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawaiian Archipelago] Reference
After an hour and a half's vigorous beating the liquor becomes flocculent. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876] Reference
Added to a solution of gelatine, a light, fine flocculent precipitate is thrown down. From Wordnik.com. [Synthetic Tannins] Reference
The precipitate is a very pale green colour, flocculent at first, but crystalline after washing. From Wordnik.com. [Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists] Reference
The active agent, hydrated ferrous oxide, is prepared within the sewage itself as a flocculent precipitate. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891] Reference
A white, flocculent precipitate results, which rapidly condenses to a crystalline powder, and turns blue on ignition. From Wordnik.com. [Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists] Reference
As I had anticipated, a flocculent precipitate was formed, which settled to the bottom of the vessel in a few minutes. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 303, October 22, 1881] Reference
This flocculent nature was first predicted in a 1964 paper by Toomre and has been simulated numerous times since then. From Wordnik.com. [Spirals, Tides, and M51 | Universe Today] Reference
The product of decomposition is a flocculent matter which moves upwardly through the water, giving it a milky appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Electricity for Boys] Reference
Colloidal particles, when brought in contact with coagulants, form flocculent material that can be settled or filtered out. From Wordnik.com. [3. Technologies] Reference
When left several hours, a light, white flocculent precipitate deposits, which increases in quantity on diluting with water. From Wordnik.com. [Synthetic Tannins] Reference
The flocculent materials settle to the bottom and the stock or clear soup may be decanted, leaving the solids in the bottom. From Wordnik.com. [Everything You Need to Know about Soups - Hot and Cold] Reference
When heated several hours an opalescent liquid results from which, however, no flocculent deposits separate when left for some time. From Wordnik.com. [Synthetic Tannins] Reference
The solution obtained in water is coagulated by heat, the colour entirely destroyed, and a flocculent muddy-brown precipitate formed. From Wordnik.com. [Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology] Reference
The little spider, when first coming in contact with the rigging, was always seated on a single thread, and not on the flocculent mass. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle] Reference
It sometimes occurs with water containing carbonates in solution in which a light flocculent precipitate will be formed on the surface of the water. From Wordnik.com. [Steam, Its Generation and Use] Reference
Here and there flocculent towers and summits heaved up, piled like mighty snow dumps, toppling and crushing into one another, as the breezes stirred them. From Wordnik.com. [Around the World in Ten Days] Reference
At first the flocculent decomposed matter will rise to the surface of the water, but before many minutes it will settle to the bottom of the glass and leave clear water above. From Wordnik.com. [Electricity for Boys] Reference
Precipitate is brownish black and flocculent Platinam chloride Black precipiiale. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society] Reference
The first flocculent precipitate will become denser, and render the filtering more easy. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.] Reference
The oil of winter-green was in a flocculent state at 56 degrees, and solid at 63 degrees. From Wordnik.com. [The Ocean and its Wonders] Reference
A little blackish flocculent sediment was formed, but it was attended by no sensible absorption of oxygen. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1] Reference
The quantity of flocculent matter will be in the ratio of the quantity of earthy salts contained in the water. From Wordnik.com. [A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy] Reference
If it has been adulterated by any light or flocculent matters, they will be seen upon the surface of the brine. From Wordnik.com. [Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers] Reference
But it had changed, for the cloud, instead of looking golden and orange, as it glowed, was now soft, flocculent and grey. From Wordnik.com. [Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track] Reference
A baleada is a Honduran treat, a small and supple flour tortilla flopped over a filling of earthy beans and flocculent cheese. From Wordnik.com. [Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories] Reference
The quantity of flocculent deposit in the chamber of the aqueous humor is also in direct ratio to the inflammation of the iris. From Wordnik.com. [Special Report on Diseases of the Horse] Reference
A turbidness will instantly ensue, and a flocculent matter collect on the surface of the fluid, if the mixture be left undisturbed. From Wordnik.com. [A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy] Reference
Along with them were pupae and larvae, not gathered together, but dispersed, apparently irregularly, throughout the flocculent mass. From Wordnik.com. [The Naturalist in Nicaragua] Reference
The new method mixes fine tailings sand with a polymer flocculent, then deposited in thin layers over sand beaches with shallow slopes. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The earth was a cold dead heap, coloured drearily, the sky was dark with flocculent grey ash, and she herself an upright mass of soft ash. From Wordnik.com. [The Trespasser] Reference
The box had accumulated the flocculent floating particles of months, possibly years -- lint from the hall carpet giving it a reddish tinge. From Wordnik.com. [The Confession] Reference
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