Coagulate

[kəʊ'ægjʊleɪt] or [ko'æɡjulet]

Definition

(adj.) transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; 'coagulated blood'; 'curdled milk'; 'grumous blood' .

Editor: Ronda--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Coagulated.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. i.) To undergo coagulation.

Edited by Edith

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. & n. Curdle, concrete, thicken, clot.

Checker: Sylvia

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Mix, blend, fuse, coalesce, amalgamate, condense

ANT:Rarefy, expand, dissipate, subtilize, discombine

Edited by Carmella

Definition

v.t. to make to curdle or congeal.—v.i. to curdle or congeal.—adj. clotted: congealed.—n. Coagulabil′ity.—adj. Coag′ulable.—ns. Coagū′lant a substance which causes coagulation as rennet; Coagulā′tion.—adjs. Coag′ulātive; Coag′ulātory.—n. Coag′ulum what is coagulated.

Checker: Luther