curdling, clotting, coagulation
(noun) the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
coagulation (countable and uncountable, plural coagulations)
The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size (by any of several physical or chemical processes)
The process by which blood forms solid clots.
Similar solidification of other materials (e.g. of tofu).
• dissolution
• declumping
• peptization
Source: Wiktionary
Co*ag`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. coagulatio.]
1. The change from a liquid to a thickened, curdlike, insoluble state, not by evaporation, but by some kind of chemical reaction; as, the spontaneous coagulation of freshly drawn blood; the coagulation of milk by rennet, or acid, and the coagulation of egg albumin by heat. Coagulation is generally the change of an albuminous body into an insoluble modification.
2. The substance or body formed by coagulation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 February 2025
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
