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