coagulum
Americannoun
plural
coagulanoun
Etymology
Origin of coagulum
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 ( ambages, indagate ) + -ulum -ule; compare cōgere to make congeal, literally, to drive together; cogent
Example Sentences
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Who else would have realized that two and two equals “coagula”? Who else could get Chris out of the sunken place but a man who refuses to be sunk?
From New York Times
“This movie is a hybrid of genres itself, and the monstrous operation that the movie’s about, the coagula procedure, is in itself a hybridization. Michael was my guy, and I really never looked any further.”
From Los Angeles Times
Thence result the formation of coagula in the congested vessels and deposits of pigmentary matter.
From Project Gutenberg
In chronic cases it may be necessary to lay open the cavity and remove the coagulum.
From Project Gutenberg
“Pitting” of Surfaces.—In pan coagulation this “pitted” appearance is usually limited to the under-surface, while coagulum prepared in tanks may exhibit the defect on both faces.
From Project Gutenberg
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