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co⋅ag⋅u⋅lum

  [koh-ag-yuh-luhm]
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–noun, plural -la  [-luh] .
any coagulated mass; precipitate; clump; clot.
Origin:
1650–60; < L: that which binds together or coagulates, rennet, equiv. to co- co- + āg-, comb. form, in n. derivation, of agere to drive, do (see ambages, indagate ) + -ulum -ule; cf. cōgere to make congeal, lit., to drive together; see cogent
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co·ag·u·lum   (kō-āg'yə-ləm)   
n.   pl. co·ag·u·la (-lə)
A coagulated mass, as of blood; a clot.

[Latin coāgulum, coagulator, rennet, from cōgere, to condense : co-, co- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: co·ag·u·lum
Pronunciation: kO-'ag-y&-l&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural co·ag·u·la /-l&/ or -u·lums
: a coagulated mass or substance : CLOT
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coagulum co·ag·u·lum (kō-āg'yə-ləm)
n. pl. co·ag·u·la (-lə)

  1. A clot; a curd.

  2. A soft insoluble mass formed when a sol or liquid is coagulated.

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