floccule

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02430
A small loosely aggregated mass of material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid; a cluster of particles.
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2188 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)