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coagulable

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co⋅ag⋅u⋅la⋅ble

[koh-ag-yuh-luh-buhl]
–adjective
capable of being coagulated.

Origin:
1645–55; coagul(ate) + -able


co⋅ag⋅u⋅la⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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co·ag·u·late   (kō-āg'yə-lāt')   
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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coagulable co·ag·u·la·ble (kō-āg'yə-lə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being coagulated or clotted.

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