FLOCCULENT • FREE-TRANSLATOR.COM • Definition of Flocculent

... to a third ebullition. Unite the three decoctions, and add, by small portions, recently powdered pure lime, constantly stirring it to facilitate its action on the acid decoction. When the decoction becomes slightly alkaline, it deposites a red flocculent precipitate, and the fluid is changed from a yellow to a crimson colour. The precipitate is then to be separated by passing it through a linen cloth, and dried; after which, reduce it to powder, and digest in three gallons ...

— North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 • Various