Meaning of COAGULATE
| Pronunciation: | | [adj]kow'agyulit, [v]kow'agyu`leyt, kow'agyû`leyt
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- [adj] transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood"
- [v] change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood"
- [v] cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state
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| | Synonyms: | | clot, coagulated, curdled, grumose, grumous, thick |
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| | See Also: | | alter, change, change state, curdle, turn | |
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\Co*ag"u*late\, a. [L. coagulatus, p. p. of coagulare
to coagulate, fr. coagulum means of coagulation, fr. cogere,
coactum, to drive together, coagulate. See {Cogent}.]
Coagulated. [Obs.] --Shak.
\Co*ag"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coagulated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Coagulating}.]
To cause (a liquid) to change into a curdlike or semisolid
state, not by evaporation but by some kind of chemical
reaction; to curdle; as, rennet coagulates milk; heat
coagulates the white of an egg.
\Co*ag"u*late\, v. i.
To undergo coagulation. --Boyle.
Syn: To thicken; concrete; curdle; clot; congeal.
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| | Definition: | | To solidify or change from a liquid to a semisolid, as when blood clots. |
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