Flocculation
IUPAC definition
Flocculation (in polymer science): When a sol is colloidally unstable (I.e., the rate of aggregation is not negligible) then the formation of aggregates is called flocculation or coagulation.
Agglomeration (except in polymer science)
Coagulation (except in polymer science)
Flocculation (except in polymer science)
Process of contact and adhesion whereby dispersed molecules or particles
are held together by weak physical interactions ultimately leading to phase
separation by the formation of precipitates of larger than colloidal size.