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coagulant

American  
[koh-ag-yuh-luhnt] / koʊˈæg jə lənt /
Also coagulator

noun

  1. a substance that produces or aids coagulation.


coagulant British  
/ kəʊˈæɡjʊlənt, kəʊˈæɡjʊˌleɪtə /

noun

  1. a substance that aids or produces coagulation

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Etymology

Origin of coagulant

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

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The research focused on in-line filtration, a method in which water is first treated with a coagulant and then passed through a sand filter.

From Science Daily Apr. 20, 2026

“They recruit more and more platelets, and when they are activated, they explode and produce coagulant material. HIT is like a forest fire; it just self-perpetuates.”

From Scientific American Apr. 12, 2021

For all of its dizzying spontaneity and dazzling breadth, his best music remains meticulous and coagulant, holding its own form.

From Washington Post Oct. 23, 2019

A popular theory says that Liu An, a Chinese nobleman during the Han dynasty, accidentally invented it when soy milk somehow mixed with a natural coagulant.

From New York Times Sep. 6, 2019

Suffice it to state that acetic acid, although the oldest general coagulant, still remains the best and safest at the present time.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Morgan, Sidney

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