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co·ag·u·late
[v. koh-ag-yuh-leyt; adj. koh-ag-yuh-lit, -leyt] verb, co·ag·u·lat·ed, co·ag·u·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.
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Coagulation
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is heterogeneous. Does it mean:
| consisting of dissimilar elements |
| having great diversity or variety |
Origin:
1350–1400 for earlier past participle senses “solidified, clotted,” 1605–15 for def. 1; Middle English < Latin coāgulāt(us) (past participle of coāgulāre), equivalent to coāgul(um) coagulum + -ātus -ate1
1350–1400 for earlier past participle senses “solidified, clotted,” 1605–15 for def. 1; Middle English < Latin coāgulāt(us) (past participle of coāgulāre), equivalent to coāgul(um) coagulum + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
co·ag·u·la·tion, noun
co·ag·u·la·to·ry [koh-ag-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , co·ag·u·la·tive [koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] , adjective
[koh-ag-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , co·ag·u·la·tive [koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] , adjective an·ti·co·ag·u·lat·ing, adjective
an·ti·co·ag·u·la·tion, noun, adjective
non·co·ag·u·lat·ing, adjective
EXPANDnon·co·ag·u·la·tion, noun
non·co·ag·u·la·tive, adjective
re·co·ag·u·late, verb, re·co·ag·u·lat·ed, re·co·ag·u·lat·ing.
re·co·ag·u·la·tion, noun
un·co·ag·u·lat·ed, adjective
un·co·ag·u·lat·ing, adjective
un·co·ag·u·la·tive, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. clot, set, solidify, thicken.
1. clot, set, solidify, thicken.
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World English Dictionary
| coagulate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | chem to separate or cause to separate into distinct constituent phases |
| —n | |
| 3. | the solid or semisolid substance produced by coagulation |
| [C16: from Latin coāgulāre to make (a liquid) curdle, from coāgulum rennet, from cōgere to drive together] | |
| co'agulable | |
| —adj | |
| coagula'bility | |
| —n | |
| coagu'lation | |
| —n | |
| coagulative | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
coagulation co·ag·u·la·tion (kō-āg'yə-lā'shən)
n.
The change, especially of blood, from liquid to solid; clotting.
A clot; coagulum.
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Science Dictionary
| coagulation (kō-āg'yə-lā'shən) Pronunciation Key
The process of changing from a liquid to a gel or solid state by a series of chemical reactions, especially the process that results in the formation of a blood clot. See more at clot. |
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