flocculant

flocculant — 名詞

1. a chemical added to water or soil that makes very small particles join into larg

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釋義

絮凝劑

使水或土中細小顆粒凝聚成大塊的藥劑

a chemical added to water or soil that makes very small particles join into larger, heavier clumps, so they can settle or be removed.

例句

The water plant added a flocculant to make the mud particles clump and settle.

淨水廠加入絮凝劑，讓泥沙顆粒凝聚並沉澱下來。

add a flocculant + to-infinitive of purpose

Karim poured a small dose of flocculant into the cloudy tank water.

Karim 把少量絮凝劑倒進混濁的水槽裡。

常見搭配
  • add a flocculant
  • a dose of flocculant
  • polymer flocculant
同義詞
  • coagulant

    a coagulant first makes the particles able to clump; a flocculant then ties them into large, visible flocs

  • flocculating agent

    a longer, more formal name for the same substance

用法筆記

Mostly used in water treatment, environmental engineering, and soil science. The action it performs is called 'flocculation', and the soft clumps it creates are called 'flocs'.

常見錯誤

The flocculent removed the dirt from the water.
The flocculant removed the dirt from the water.
'flocculant' is the noun for the chemical; 'flocculent' is an adjective meaning fluffy or woolly.

同根字

  • flocculate
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  • flocculation
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  • flocculent
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  • floc
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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • polymer flocculant
  • chemical flocculant

常用片語

  • add a flocculant
  • a dose of flocculant

介系詞搭配

  • flocculant in (the water)