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co·ag·u·late

Audio Help [v. koh-ag-yuh-leyt; adj. koh-ag-yuh-lit, -leyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing, adjective

–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

1.	to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal: Let the pudding stand two hours until it coagulates.

2.	Biology. (of blood) to form a clot.

3.	Physical Chemistry. (of colloidal particles) to flocculate or cause to flocculate by adding an electrolyte to an electrostatic colloid.

–adjective

4.	Obsolete. coagulated.

[Origin: 1350–1400 for earlier ptp. senses “solidified, clotted,” 1605–15 for def. 1; ME < L coāgulāt(us) (ptp. of coāgulāre), equiv. to coāgul(um) coagulum + -ātus -ate¹

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—Related forms

co·ag·u·la·tion, noun

co·ag·u·la·to·ry

Audio Help [koh-ag-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key, co·ag·u·la·tive

Audio Help [koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] Pronunciation Key, adjective

—Synonyms 1. clot, set, solidify, thicken.

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co·ag·u·late Audio Help   (kō-āg'yə-lāt') Pronunciation Key
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.

[Middle English coagulaten, from Latin coāgulāre, coāgulāt-, from coāgulum, coagulator; see coagulum.]

co·ag'u·la·bil'i·ty n., co·ag'u·la·ble, co·ag'u·la'tive (-lā'tĭv, -lə-tĭv) adj., co·ag'u·la'tion n., co·ag'u·la'tor n.

Synonyms: These verbs mean to change or be changed from a liquid into a thickened mass: egg white coagulating when heated; blood clotting over the wound; gravy congealing as it cools; milk that had curdled; used pectin to jell the jam; jellied consommé; allowed the aspic to set.

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coagulate

1477 (coagulation), from M.Fr. coaguler, from L. coagulatus, pp. of coagulare "to cause to curdle," from cogere "to curdle, collect" (see cogent).

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coagulate
adjective
1.	transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood"
verb
1.	change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood" [syn: clot]
2.	cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state [syn: clot]

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co·ag·u·late (k-gy-lt)
v. co·ag·u·lat·ed, co·ag·u·lat·ing, co·ag·u·lates

To change from the liquid state to a solid or gel; clot.

co·agu·la·bili·ty n.
co·agu·lator n.

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Main Entry: ¹co·ag·u·late
Pronunciation: kO-'ag-y&-"lAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
transitive senses
: to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : CLOT <blood platelets that coagulate blood —Sonni Efron> <rennin coagulates milk> coagulate intransitive senses
: to become coagulated —co·ag·u·la·bil·i·ty /kO-"ag-y&-l&-'bil-&t-E/ noun —co·ag·u·la·ble /-'ag-y&-l&-b&l/ adjective

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Main Entry: ²co·ag·u·late
Pronunciation: -l&t, -"lAt
Function: noun
: COAGULUM

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Coagulate

Co*ag"u*late\, a. [L. coagulatus, p. p. of coagulare to coagulate, fr. coagulum means of coagulation, fr. cogere, coactum, to drive together, coagulate. See Cogent.] Coagulated. [Obs.] --Shak.

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Coagulate

Co*ag"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coagulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Coagulating.] 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.

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Coagulate

Co*ag"u*late\, v. i. To undergo coagulation. --Boyle.

Syn: To thicken; concrete; curdle; clot; congeal.

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Coagulate

Co*ag"u*lum\, n.; pl. Coagula. [L. See Coagulate, a.] The thick, curdy precipitate formed by the coagulation of albuminous matter; any mass of coagulated matter, as a clot of blood.

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Coagulate

Co"gent\ (k[=o]"j[e^]nt), a. [L. cogens, p. pr. of cogere to drive together, to force; co- + agere to drive. See Agent, a., and cf. Coact to force, Coagulate, p. a.]

1. Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful. [Obs.]

The cogent force of nature. --Prior.

2. Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted.

No better nor more cogent reason. --Dr. H. More.

Proofs of the most cogent description. --Tyndall.

The tongue whose strains were cogent as commands, Revered at home, and felt in foreign lands. --Cowper.

Syn: Forcible; powerful; potent; urgent; strong; persuasive; convincing; conclusive; influential.

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Coagulate

Quail\, v. i. [OF. coaillier, F. cailler, from L. coagulare. See Coagulate.] To curdle; to coagulate, as milk. [Obs.] --Holland.

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