curdled

5.3

Turned from a smooth liquid into thick lumps, like sour milk

adjective
/ˈkɜrdəld/

: coagulado

What that was was curdled milk, boxed milk and lemon juice.

I'm going to have a yogurt that is slightly curdled.

Examples

So that has enough lime juice and orange juice in it for it normally to just be a curdled rotten mess, right?
The milk went sour after a few days and eventually became curdled.
If you heat the milk too much, it can easily become curdled.
She was disappointed to find that the cream had curdled before she could use it.

Synonyms

clotted

vscurdled

1 5.3

Thick with soft lumps made when a liquid stops flowing, like cream or blood

highlights transformation often from souring or chemical action rather than only clotting

coagulated

vscurdled

Specialized

7.0

A liquid that becomes thick or solid

is often used for change caused by souring or by coagulation

grumous

vscurdled

9.9

A liquid that has become thick and lumpy like curdled milk

focuses on chemical souring as a cause rather than general lumping

grumose

vscurdled

9.9

A lumpy, grainy texture like small bits in thick soup

is about mass formation often by souring or coagulation rather than texture

curdy

vscurdled

7.0

Having small soft lumps like those that form in sour milk

refers to whole liquid changing into semisolid mass rather than resembling small lumps

congealed

vscurdled

5.8

A liquid or soft thing that becomes thick and partly solid as it cools

emphasizes souring and coagulation causes rather than cooling

jelled

vscurdled

5.7

Turns into a thick, soft mass when cooled

refers more to chemical or souring causes rather than cooling setting

solidified

vscurdled

3.8

It becomes hard when it cools from a liquid or gas

is narrower on souring and coagulation not any solid change

Antonyms

liquefied

Specialized

1 4.5

Become a liquid when heated or put under pressure

uncongealed

8.2

Still liquid and not solid

How Solid

solid

325 1.0

curdled

5.3

thick

585 1.0

liquid

324 1.0

Surface Forms

curdled positive

Morphology

curdled = curdle (transparent) = curd + le + ed

The adjective 'curdled' is transparently derived from the verb 'curdle' by adding the past participle suffix '-ed'.

Etymology

Curdled comes from the common noun curd, which means 'soft lumps' that form when milk goes sour or when people make cheese. So something curdled has changed from a liquid into soft solid pieces, just like milk turning into curds.