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Coagulate

verb

(past & past part. coagulated; pres. part. coagulating)

Change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state. Synonym: clot.

Cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state. Synonym: clot.

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Etymology of 'Coagulate'

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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

Words linked to "Coagulate" : modify, coagulated, coagulum, curdle, coagulant, change, coagulator, alter, turn, change state, grumose, coagulation, thick