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1. (v.t.) coagulate
to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal.
2. coagulate
(of blood) to form or cause to form a clot.
3. (adj.) coagulate
Obs. coagulated.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME: solidified < L coāgulātus, ptp. of coāgulāre to curdle, der. of coāgulum; see coagulum , -ate1)
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| Definition of 'coagulate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous, grumose
transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
"coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood"
2. (verb) clot, coagulate
change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
"coagulated blood"
3. (verb) clot, coagulate
cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state
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| Definition of 'coagulate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) coagulate
coagulated
2. (verb) coagulate
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; heat coagulates the white of an egg
3. (verb) coagulate
to undergo coagulation
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