coagulation
in water treatment, addition of compounds that promote the clumping of fine floc into larger floc so that they can be more easily separated from the water
en-GB/kəʊˌæɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
en-US/ˌkoʊæɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
in water treatment, addition of compounds that promote the clumping of fine floc into larger floc so that they can be more easily separated from the water