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coagulate

[ verb koh-ag-yuh-leyt; adjective koh-ag-yuh-lit, -leyt ]
/ verb koʊˈæg yəˌleɪt; adjective koʊˈæg yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), co·ag·u·lat·ed, co·ag·u·lat·ing.

to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal: Let the pudding stand two hours until it coagulates.
Biology. (of blood) to form a clot.
Physical Chemistry. (of colloidal particles) to flocculate or cause to flocculate by adding an electrolyte to an electrostatic colloid.

adjective

Obsolete. coagulated.

RELATED WORDS

condensation, agglomeration, consolidation, concretion, concentration, embolism, congelation, thickening, caseation

Nearby words

coagent, coagglutinin, coagulable, coagulant, coagulase, coagulate, coagulation, coagulation factor, coagulation necrosis, coagulative, coagulopathy

Origin of coagulate

1350–1400 for earlier past participle senses “solidified, clotted,” 1605–15 for def 1; Middle English < Latin coāgulāt(us) (past participle of coāgulāre), equivalent to coāgul(um) coagulum + -ātus -ate1
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British Dictionary definitions for coagulation

coagulate

verb (kəʊˈæɡjʊˌleɪt)

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
chem to separate or cause to separate into distinct constituent phases

noun (kəʊˈæɡjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt)

the solid or semisolid substance produced by coagulation
Derived Formscoagulable, adjectivecoagulability, nouncoagulation, nouncoagulative (kəʊˈæɡjʊlətɪv), adjective

Word Origin for coagulate

C16: from Latin coāgulāre to make (a liquid) curdle, from coāgulum rennet, from cōgere to drive together
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Medicine definitions for coagulation (1 of 2)

coagulation

[ kō-ăg′yə-lā′shən ]

n.

The change, especially of blood, from liquid to solid; clotting.
A clot; coagulum.

Medicine definitions for coagulation (2 of 2)

coagulate

[ kō-ăg′yə-lāt′ ]

v.

To change from the liquid state to a solid or gel; clot.
Related formsco•ag′u•la•bil′i•ty n.co•ag′u•la′tor n.
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Science definitions for coagulation

coagulation

[ kō-ăg′yə-lā′shən ]

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. See more at clot.
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