coagulation
Americannoun
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the process of coagulating into a thickened mass or clot, such as of blood or cream.
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Physical Chemistry. the flocculation of colloidal particles into tuftlike masses through the addition of an electrolyte to an electrostatic colloid.
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The process of changing from a liquid to a gel or solid state by a series of chemical reactions, especially the process that results in the formation of a blood clot.
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Coagulation plays a key role because microplastics and other contaminants carry a negative electrical charge.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
Coagulation is not affected because collagen is not required for coagulation.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Coagulation, due to the action of the ferments in the body, takes place in milk, blood, and muscle plasma.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.
Coagulation should be completed in 25 to 30 minutes.
From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by Bevan, William
Amino-acids Amines and CO2 V. Coagulation enzymes Pectase Coagulates pectic bodies ........
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
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