coagulant

[ koh-ag-yuh-luhnt ]

noun

1. a substance that produces or aids coagulation.

coagulant

/ kəʊˈæɡjʊˌleɪtə; kəʊˈæɡjʊlənt /

noun

1. a substance that aids or produces coagulation

Other Words From

• anti·co·agu·lator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of coagulant¹

1760–70; < Latin coāgulant- (stem of coāgulāns, present participle of coāgulāre to coagulate ), equivalent to coāgul ( um ) coagulum + -ant- -ant

Example Sentences

In practice it remains the cheapest and safest coagulant known at present.

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The net saving in coagulant alone amounted to 30 cents per million gallons.

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Instead the anti-coagulant is placed in the bottom of the bucket prior to the commencement of collection.

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If the quantity of coagulant has been calculated to an average nicety, the serum should be just dubiously free from milkiness.

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Any but the very slightest trace of milkiness in the serum indicates an insufficiency of coagulant.

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