coagulate
[ verb koh-ag-yuh-leyt; adjective koh-ag-yuh-lit, -leyt ]
/ verb koʊˈæg yəˌleɪt; adjective koʊˈæg yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
verb (used with or without object), co·ag·u·lat·ed, co·ag·u·lat·ing.
to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal: Let the pudding stand two hours until it coagulates.
Biology.
(of blood) to form a clot.
Physical Chemistry.
(of colloidal particles) to flocculate or cause to flocculate by adding an electrolyte to an electrostatic colloid.
adjective
Obsolete.
coagulated.
Origin of coagulate
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British Dictionary definitions for coagulate
coagulate
verb (kəʊˈæɡjʊˌleɪt)
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
chem
to separate or cause to separate into distinct constituent phases
noun (kəʊˈæɡjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt)
the solid or semisolid substance produced by coagulation
Derived forms of coagulate
coagulable, adjective coagulability, noun coagulation, noun coagulative (kəʊˈæɡjʊlətɪv), adjectiveWord Origin for coagulate
C16: from Latin
coāgulāre to make (a liquid) curdle, from
coāgulum rennet, from
cōgere to drive together
Medical definitions for coagulate
coagulate
[ kō-ăg′yə-lāt′ ]
v.
To change from the liquid state to a solid or gel; clot.