coagulate
verb (used with or without object)
to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal.
coagulative
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a word derived from
coagulate.
Example Sentences
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Glue made from blood, which worked because of blood’s coagulative properties, worked particularly well when bonding plywood, and was commonly used for this purpose until the mid-20 century.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2012
E. Duclaux, for this reason, considers that agglutinins are coagulative ferments.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
This is the cheesy degeneration, and is regarded as a form of coagulative necrosis, which begins at the centre, advances toward the periphery, and results in the transformation of the gray into a yellow tubercle.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Its pre-war shipping price, when taken in conjunction with its coagulative power, was slightly below that of acetic acid, but local prices put the balance in favour of the latter.
From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Sidney Morgan
The coagulative necrosis of various organs, to be more fully mentioned hereafter, is closely allied to fibrinous clotting, the fibrino-plastic element being derived from the death of the parenchymatous cells of the part.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
