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coagulate

[ verb koh-ag-yuh-leyt; adjective koh-ag-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, co·ag·u·lat·ed, co·ag·u·lat·ing.
  1. to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal:

    Let the pudding stand two hours until it coagulates.

    Synonyms: thicken, solidify, set, clot

  2. Biology. (of blood) to form a clot.
  3. Physical Chemistry. (of colloidal particles) to flocculate or cause to flocculate by adding an electrolyte to an electrostatic colloid.


adjective

  1. Obsolete. coagulated.

coagulate

/ kəʊˈæɡjʊlətɪv /

verb

  1. to cause (a fluid, such as blood) to change into a soft semisolid mass or (of such a fluid) to change into such a mass; clot; curdle
  2. chem to separate or cause to separate into distinct constituent phases
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. the solid or semisolid substance produced by coagulation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • coˌagulaˈbility, noun
  • coˈagulable, adjective
  • coagulative, adjective
  • coˌaguˈlation, noun
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Other Words From

  • co·agu·lation noun
  • co·ag·u·la·to·ry [koh-, ag, -y, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], co·ag·u·la·tive [koh-, ag, -y, uh, -ley-tiv, -l, uh, -tiv], adjective
  • anti·co·agu·lating adjective
  • anti·co·agu·lation noun adjective
  • nonco·agu·lating adjective
  • nonco·agu·lation noun
  • nonco·agu·lative adjective
  • reco·agu·late verb recoagulated recoagulating
  • reco·agu·lation noun
  • unco·agu·lated adjective
  • unco·agu·lating adjective
  • unco·agu·lative adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coagulate1

1350–1400 for earlier past participle senses “solidified, clotted,” 1605–15 coagulate fordef 1; Middle English < Latin coāgulāt ( us ) (past participle of coāgulāre ), equivalent to coāgul ( um ) coagulum + -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coagulate1

C16: from Latin coāgulāre to make (a liquid) curdle, from coāgulum rennet, from cōgere to drive together
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Example Sentences

The OrganEx perfusate fluid circumvents this because it cannot coagulate.

The acidity in the lemon coagulates the fats in the cream and thickens it, which is the same method as making a sour cream or mascarpone, but you don’t need to strain.

The next morning it’s heated, enzymes are added, and the milk is left to coagulate.

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When enzymes are added to heated milk, they cause existing caseins to coagulate and separate from the liquid substance or whey.

It seemed that the water molecules must have been coagulating in some way to produce “polywater.”

As rennets differ much in quality, enough should be used to coagulate the milk sufficiently in about forty minutes.

To a certain extent, the effect of the acid may be to coagulate and precipitate the colloidal sulphide.

It is also a well-established fact, that the blood does not coagulate after death from this cause.

If the stock is not reduced and more jelly is desired, unflavored gelatine may be dissolved and added to coagulate the liquid.

People are people, and classes are merely clubs where more or less congenial neighbors coagulate, more or less haphazard.

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