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Coagulate   /koʊˈægjəlˌeɪt/   Listen
Coagulate

verb
(past & past part. coagulated; pres. part. coagulating)
1.
Change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state.  Synonym: clot.
2.
Cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state.  Synonym: clot.
adjective
1.
Transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass.  Synonyms: coagulated, curdled, grumose, grumous.  "Curdled milk" , "Grumous blood"






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"Coagulate" Quotes from Famous Books



... so dark as blood-stains. Solutions of these do not change colour or coagulate on boiling; ammonia changes the colour to blue or green; acid brightens the original colour, while chlorine ...
— Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology • W. G. Aitchison Robertson

... in order to coagulate the latex. The simplest was the one used in Matto Grosso. The latex was poured into a rectangular wooden mould, 0.61 m. long (2 ft.), 0.46 m. wide (11/2 ft.), and 0.15 m. deep (about 6 in.). Upon the latex was placed a solution of alum and warm water. Then coagulation took place. In order to compress ...
— Across Unknown South America • Arnold Henry Savage Landor

... contraindicated. The only probing of an open joint that is to be sanctioned is on our first visit, when we should carefully examine the wound for foreign bodies or dirt, and after removing them the probe must not again be used. The medicines used to coagulate the synovial discharge are best simply applied to the surface of the wound, on pledgets of tow, and held in place by bandages. Internal treatment is also indicated in those cases of open joints in which the suffering ...
— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse • United States Department of Agriculture

... good-sized lump, usually called a "biscuit," is formed. The plantation method is a quicker and cleaner one. Into the vats is poured a small quantity of acid, which causes the rubber "cream" to coagulate and come to the surface. The "coagulum," as it is called, is like snow-white dough. It is removed from the vats and run in sheets through machines which squeeze out the moisture and imprint on them a criss-cross pattern to ...
— The Romance of Rubber • United States Rubber Company

... either of its own accord, or by submitting it to a gentle heat. So soon as it is dry it is etched, and this is done by means of a solution of perchloride of iron in alcohol. Both alcohol and iron perchloride will coagulate albumen; their action, therefore, on the image will not be injurious, since they will harden the remaining albumen still further. But to get the full benefit of this, the alcohol and the iron perchloride must both be free from water; it is therefore advisable to use ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 • Various


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