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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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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, -lat·ed, -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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Word Origin & History
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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Medical Dictionary
coagulate co·ag·u·late (kō-āg'yə-lāt')
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·ag'u·la·bil'i·ty n.
co·ag'u·la'tor n.
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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