coagulate

Definition of Coagulate in English :

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Verb

1. clot, coagulate

change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state

Example Sentences:
'coagulated blood'

clot

2. clot, coagulate

cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state

clot

Adjective

3. coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumose, grumous

transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass

Example Sentences:
'coagulated blood'
'curdled milk'
'grumous blood'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Coagulate

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verb (kəʊˈæɡjʊˌleɪt )

1.

to cause (a fluid, such as blood) to change into a soft semisolid mass or (of such a fluid) to change into such a mass; clot; curdle

2. chemistry

to separate or cause to separate into distinct constituent phases

noun (kəʊˈæɡjʊlɪt , -ˌleɪt)

3.

the solid or semisolid substance produced by coagulation

Coagulate

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verb transitiveWord forms: coˈaguˌlated or coˈaguˌlating

1.

to cause (a liquid) to become a soft, semisolid mass; curdle; clot

verb intransitive

2.

to become coagulated

Coagulate

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v. co·ag·u·lat·ed, co·ag·u·lat·ing, co·ag·u·lates

v.tr.

To cause transformation of (a liquid or sol, for example) into or as if into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass.

v.intr.

To become coagulated: As it cooled, the sauce began to coagulate.

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