The Collaborative International Dictionary
Floccule
Floccule \Floc"cule\, n. [See Flocculus.]
A detached mass of loosely fibrous structure like a shredded tuft of wool.
(Chem.) Specif.: A small particle of an insoluble substance formed in a liquid by the union of smaller particles.
Wiktionary
floccule
n. A small, loosely aggregated mass of material suspended in, or precipitated from a solution; a floc
WordNet
floccule
n. a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid [syn: floc]
Usage examples of "floccule".
Above the curve of the lithosphere, which was opaque and black, lay—in the same bent band—a whitish mist, thickest along the horizon: the atmosphere, with microscopic floccules that were clouds.