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to coagulate

to coagulate

8 7.7
To make a liquid become thick or solid
  • verb
  • /koʊˈæɡjʊˌleɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : coagular
  • When the blood flows from a wound, it will begin to coagulate to form a protective scab.
  • coagulate tissue
  • coagulate the curd
  • coagulate the vessel

Well how that product will coagulate will coagulate very quick and in a bad way.

Examples

  • It's lactic acids caused proteins to coagulate, binding into soft clumps.

  • Blood starts to coagulate in four minutes.

    Children of the Corn (1984)

  • And we, we, we coagulate the proteins of eggs.

  • Then blood coagulates on the surface.

  • The blood had already coagulated.

    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)

  • A single molecule of this would be enough to coagulate the albumen of any living thing.

    The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)

  • The orderly's feet plod through pools of blood that coagulate in cracks and crevices along the way.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The digestive enzyme rennin coagulated the liquid milk proteins into solids.

    Artois the Goat (2009)

  • When heated, the proteins in the egg will coagulate and become firm.

  • The chef used a special technique to coagulate the cream, turning it into a thick sauce.

Synonyms

to solidify
vsto coagulate
55 4.4

To change from a liquid or gas into a hard state as it cools

is a chemical change causing thickening rather than a simple phase change
to thicken
vsto coagulate
35 2.3

Become or make something less runny

is a chemical change that makes liquids solid rather than merely thicker
to curdle
vsto coagulate
13 4.1

To become thick and form small lumps, like milk when it turns sour

is a broader chemical change not limited to souring or heat
to congeal
vsto coagulate
11 6.6

To become thick and semi-solid like jelly when it cools

is driven by chemical reaction rather than simple cooling or setting
to clot
vsto coagulate
4 5.3

To make a liquid become thick and form lumps, for example blood

is usually a chemical process that makes liquids thick or solid
to flocculate
vsto coagulate
  • Specialized
1 9.9

To form small clumps from tiny particles in a liquid

is about forming a thick or solid mass rather than loose clumps

Antonyms

to liquefy
  • Specialized
18 4.4

To change a solid or gas into a liquid, often by heating

How Solid

to solidify
55 4.4
to coagulate
  • Specialized
8 7.7
to congeal
11 6.6
to gel
  • Specialized
1 4.1
to thicken
35 2.3

Surface Forms

coagulate infinitive
coagulated past
coagulated past participle
coagulating present participle
coagulates third person singular

Morphology

coagulate = coagul + ate

Although the verb uses the productive suffix '-ate', the root 'coagul-' is a Latin combining form not a standalone English word and the meaning is technical, so learners cannot reliably derive the sense from known English bases.

Etymology

The word coagulate comes from Latin parts co- ('together') and agere ('to drive' or 'do'), the same root as in act. So to coagulate is to make parts come together into a thick or solid mass, like blood forming a clot.