coagulum

[ koh-ag-yuh-luhm ]
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noun,plural co·ag·u·la [koh-ag-yuh-luh]. /koʊˈæg yə lə/.
  1. any coagulated mass; precipitate; clump; clot.

Origin of coagulum

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1650–60; <Latin: that which binds together or coagulates, rennet, equivalent to co-co- + āg-, combining form, in noun derivation, of agere to drive, do (see ambages, indagate) + -ulum-ule; compare cōgere to make congeal, literally, to drive together; see cogent

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coagulum

/ (kəʊˈæɡjʊləm) /


nounplural -la (-lə)
  1. any coagulated mass; clot; curd

Origin of coagulum

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C17: from Latin: curdling agent; see coagulate

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