A Word A Day : Coagulate
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Coagulate
( Verb & Noun )
Past and past participle : coagulated
Present participle : coagulating
3rd person present singular : coagulates
Pronunciation : kō-ággye-làyt
Definition:
1. to thicken, or cause liquid to thicken, into a soft semisolid mass
2. to group together as a mass, or cause the particles in a colloid to group together, as egg white does when heated
3. to change or be changed from a liquid into a soft, semisolid or solid mass
4. the state of being capable of forming or of being formed into clots
5. a soft semisolid mass produced by the grouping together of the particles of a colloid
Etymology:
15th century - Latin coagulat - past participle of coagulare - coagere - drive together
Synonyms:
coalesce, compact, concentrate, concrete, condense, congeal, consolidate, curdle, dry, gel, gelate, gelatinize, glop up, harden, inspissate, jell, jellify, jelly, lopper, set, solidify, thicken, clot, cake
Antonyms:
dilute, liquefy, thin, unclot
Contextual Examples:
• Past studies suggested that the low air pressure on flights increases the tendency of blood to coagulate.
• Let the pudding stand two hours until it coagulates.
• The particulate filler fluid is fed under high pressure to the mixing zone to form a jet stream to entrain elastomer latex fluid energetically to completely coagulate the elastomer with filler prior to the discharge.
Related Words:
• coagulability : Noun
• coagulation : Noun
• coagulator : Noun
• coagulable : Adjective
• coagulative : Adjective
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