flocculence
noun
floc·cu·lence
| \ ˈfläkyələn(t)s\
variants:
or less commonly flocculency \ -nsē \
plural flocculences
also flocculencies
Definition of flocculence
1
: a flocculent state
2
: something that gives a flocculent material or surface its character (as the waxy secretion of flocculent insects)