coagulate

coagulate
coagulation, n.coagulatory /koh ag"yeuh leuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, coagulative /koh ag"yeuh lay'tiv, -leuh tiv/, adj.
v. /koh ag"yeuh layt'/; adj. /koh ag"yeuh lit, -layt'/, v., coagulated, coagulating, adj.
v.t., v.i.
1. to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal: Let the pudding stand two hours until it coagulates.
2. Biol. (of blood) to form a clot.
3. Physical Chem. (of colloidal particles) to flocculate or cause to flocculate by adding an electrolyte to an electrostatic colloid.
adj.
4. Obs. coagulated.
[1350-1400 for earlier ptp. senses "solidified, clotted," 1605-15 for def. 1; ME < L coagulat(us) (ptp. of coagulare), equiv. to coagul(um) COAGULUM + -atus -ATE1]
Syn. 1. clot, set, solidify, thicken.

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  • coagulate — coagulate, congeal, set, curdle, clot, jelly, jell are comparable when meaning to form or cause to form a stiff mass that is solid or at least cohesive. Coagulate implies a thickening or solidification of a liquid and usually the making insoluble …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Coagulate — Co*ag u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coagulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coagulating}.] 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coagulate — Co*ag u*late, v. i. To undergo coagulation. Boyle. Syn: To thicken; concrete; curdle; clot; congeal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • coagulate — [v] clot clabber, coalesce, compact, concentrate, concrete, condense, congeal, consolidate, curdle, dry, gel, gelate, gelatinize, glop up*, harden, inspissate, jell, jellify, jelly, lopper*, set, solidify, thicken; concept 469 Ant. dilute,… …   New thesaurus

  • coagulate — ► VERB ▪ (of a fluid, especially blood) change to a solid or semi solid state. DERIVATIVES coagulable adjective coagulation noun coagulator noun. ORIGIN Latin coagulare curdle …   English terms dictionary

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  • coagulate — UK [kəʊˈæɡjʊleɪt] / US [koʊˈæɡjəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms coagulate : present tense I/you/we/they coagulate he/she/it coagulates present participle coagulating past tense coagulated past participle coagulated if a liquid coagulates,… …   English dictionary

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