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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

"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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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

The pot already contained a coagulant — probably gypsum — and after a few minutes under cover, the lid was lifted, and I spooned into the most ethereal tofu I had ever eaten.

From Washington Post Jun. 12, 2022

“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

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

If a clear serum is obtained always, that should be an indication of continual excess of coagulant.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Morgan, Sidney

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