flocculent
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They invariably come laden with words that seem meant to prove his vocabulary is bigger than yours: flocculent, crapulent, caducous, anaglypta, mephitic, velutinous.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2020
“A vast, flocculent cloud darkened and devitalized the city, mimicking the family mood like weather does in memories.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2019
The felspar crystals are lighter and more translucent than the matrix, but are of much the same character, having a granulated or flocculent appearance, somewhat like that of the decomposed felspars in diabase.
From Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions by G. F. Rodwell
Both species have white gills, white stems, and white flocculent veil.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor
The external membrane is extremely thin, and is seen as a flocculent film, when the eye is suspended in water.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
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