See Also: coagulate(medicine)
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coagulate(dictionary)

coagulate(2) (iou)



coagulate verb. LME.
[Latin coagulat- pa. ppl stem of coagulare, formed as COAGULUM: see -ATE3.]
verb trans. & intrans. Change from a fluid to a more or less solid state, esp. by a chemical reaction; set, solidify. LME.
Robert Knox Albumen..is coagulated by heat, alcohol and the stronger acids. E. Hemingway I stopped the bleeding by lying still and letting it coagulate.
b. verb intrans. Solidify by evaporation; crystallize. M17-E18.
verb trans. & intrans. Form as a mass; unite into a mass. E17.
J. Howell Venus..was..coagulated of that foam. fig.: J. Steinbeck Gradually their wills coagulated.
coagulative adjective having the property of coagulating; involving or producing coagulation: E17.
coagulator noun = COAGULANT noun E17.