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co⋅ag⋅u⋅lant

  [koh-ag-yuh-luhnt]
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–noun
a substance that produces or aids coagulation.
Also, co⋅ag⋅u⋅la⋅tor  [koh-ag-yuh-ley-ter] .

Origin:
1760–70; < L coāgulant- (s. of coāgulāns, prp. of coāgulāre to coagulate ), equiv. to coāgul(um) coagulum + -ant- -ant
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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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Main Entry: co·ag·u·lant
Pronunciation: kO-'ag-y&-l&nt
Function: noun
: something that produces coagulation

Main Entry: co·ag·u·la·tor
Pronunciation: kO-'ag-y&-"lAt-&r
Function: noun
: an agent that causes coagulation —co·ag·u·la·to·ry /-l&-"tOr-E, -"tor-/ adjective
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coagulant co·ag·u·lant (kō-āg'yə-lənt)
n.
An agent that causes a sol or liquid, especially blood, to coagulate.

co·ag'u·lant adj.

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