COAGULATING

Verb

coagulating

present participle of coagulate

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Source: Wiktionary


COAGULATE

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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