COAGULATE

coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous, grumose

(adjective) transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; “coagulated blood”; “curdled milk”; “grumous blood”

clot, coagulate

(verb) change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; “coagulated blood”

clot, coagulate

(verb) cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

coagulate (third-person singular simple present coagulates, present participle coagulating, simple past and past participle coagulated)

(intransitive) To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.

(transitive) To cause to congeal.

Antonyms

• dissolve, melt

Adjective

coagulate (not comparable)

(obsolete) Coagulated.

Etymology 2

Noun

coagulate (plural coagulates)

A mass formed by means of coagulation.

Anagrams

• catalogue

Source: Wiktionary


Co*ag"u*late, a. Etym: [L. coagulatus, p. p. of coagulare to coagulate, fr. coagulum means of coagulation, fr. cogere, coactum, to drive together, coagulate. See Cogent.]

Definition: Coagulated. [Obs.] Shak.

Co*ag"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coagulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Coagulating.]

Definition: To cause (a liquid) to change into a curdlike or semisolid state, not by evaporation but by some kind of chemical reaction; to curdle; as, rennet coagulates milk; heat coagulates the white of an egg.

Co*ag"u*late, v. i.

Definition: To undergo coagulation. Boyle.

Syn.

– To thicken; concrete; curdle; clot; congeal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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