[v. koh-ag-yuh-leyt; adj. koh-ag-yuh-lit, -leyt] 
verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing, adjective | 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. |
| 4. | Obsolete. coagulated. |
[koh-ag-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , co⋅ag⋅u⋅la⋅tive [koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] , adjective | 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. |
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.
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.
| 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. |