coagulate

coagulate
1. To convert a fluid or a substance in solution into a solid or gel. 2. To clot; to curdle; to change from a liquid to a solid or gel. [L. coagulo, pp. -atus, to curdle]

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co·ag·u·late kō-'ag-yə-.lāt vb, -lat·ed; -lat·ing vt
1) to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass: CLOT <blood platelets that \coagulate blood (Sonni Efron)> <rennin \coagulates milk>
2) to subject to coagulation <high-frequency radio waves used to cut and \coagulate tissue (Alan Goldstein)> vi to become coagulated: undergo coagulation
co·ag·u·la·bil·i·ty kō-.ag-yə-lə-'bil-ət-ē n
co·ag·u·la·ble -'ag-yə-lə-bəl adj
co·ag·u·late -lət, -.lāt n COAGULUM

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co·ag·u·late (ko-agґu-lāt) [L. coagulare] 1. to undergo coagulation; to clot. 2. to cause to undergo coagulation or clotting.

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  • Coagulate — Co*ag u*late, a. [L. coagulatus, p. p. of coagulare to coagulate, fr. coagulum means of coagulation, fr. cogere, coactum, to drive together, coagulate. See {Cogent}.] Coagulated. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coagulate — coagulate, congeal, set, curdle, clot, jelly, jell are comparable when meaning to form or cause to form a stiff mass that is solid or at least cohesive. Coagulate implies a thickening or solidification of a liquid and usually the making insoluble …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Coagulate — Co*ag u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coagulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coagulating}.] To cause (a liquid) to change into a curdlike or semisolid state, not by evaporation but by some kind of chemical reaction; to curdle; as, rennet coagulates milk;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coagulate — Co*ag u*late, v. i. To undergo coagulation. Boyle. Syn: To thicken; concrete; curdle; clot; congeal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coagulate — index bond (hold together), cement, cohere (adhere), coherent (joined), crystallize Burton …   Law dictionary

  • coagulate — early 15c., from L. coagulatus, pp. of coagulare to cause to curdle, from cogere to curdle, collect (see COGENT (Cf. cogent)). Earlier coagule, c.1400, from M.Fr. coaguler. Related: Coagulated; coagulating …   Etymology dictionary

  • coagulate — [v] clot clabber, coalesce, compact, concentrate, concrete, condense, congeal, consolidate, curdle, dry, gel, gelate, gelatinize, glop up*, harden, inspissate, jell, jellify, jelly, lopper*, set, solidify, thicken; concept 469 Ant. dilute,… …   New thesaurus

  • coagulate — ► VERB ▪ (of a fluid, especially blood) change to a solid or semi solid state. DERIVATIVES coagulable adjective coagulation noun coagulator noun. ORIGIN Latin coagulare curdle …   English terms dictionary

  • coagulate — [kō ag′yo͞olāt΄] vt. coagulated, coagulating [ME coagulaten < L coagulatus, pp. of coagulare, to cause to curdle < coagulum: see COAGULUM] to cause (a liquid) to become a soft, semisolid mass; curdle; clot vi. to become coagulated… …   English World dictionary

  • coagulate — UK [kəʊˈæɡjʊleɪt] / US [koʊˈæɡjəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms coagulate : present tense I/you/we/they coagulate he/she/it coagulates present participle coagulating past tense coagulated past participle coagulated if a liquid coagulates,… …   English dictionary

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