recoagulation
co·ag·u·late
[v. koh-ag-yuh-leyt; adj. koh-ag-yuh-lit, -leyt] verb, co·ag·u·lat·ed, co·ag·u·lat·ing, adjective 
yəˌleɪt; 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.
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
non·co·ag·u·la·tion, noun
non·co·ag·u·la·tive, adjective
re·co·ag·u·late, verb, re·co·ag·u·lat·ed, re·co·ag·u·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
Synonyms
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.
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