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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COAGULATE, v.t. To concrete; to curdle; to congeal; to change from a fluid into a fixed substance, or solid mass; as, to coagulate blood; rennet coagulates milk. This word is generally applied to the change of fluids into substances like curd or butter, of a moderate consistence, but not hard or impenetrable.
COAGULATE, v.i. To curdle or congeal; to turn from a fluid into a consistent state, or fixed substance; to thicken.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood" [syn: coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous, grumose] v
1: change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood" [syn: clot, coagulate]
2: cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state [syn: clot, coagulate]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Date: 14th century archaic being clotted or congealed II. verb (-lated; -lating) Etymology: Latin coagulatus, past participle of coagulare to curdle, from coagulum curdling agent, from cogere to drive together — more at cogent Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass ; curdle, clot 2. to gather together or form into a mass or group intransitive verb to become coagulated • coagulability noun • coagulable adjective • coagulation noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. & intr. 1 change from a fluid to a solid or semisolid state. 2 clot, curdle. 3 set, solidify. Derivatives: coagulable adj. coagulative adj. coagulator n. Etymology: ME f. L coagulare f. coagulum rennet

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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; heat coagulates the white of an egg.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Coagulate Co*ag"u*late, v. i. To undergo coagulation. --Boyle. Syn: To thicken; concrete; curdle; clot; congeal.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(coagulates, coagulating, coagulated) When a liquid coagulates, it becomes very thick. The blood coagulates to stop wounds bleeding. = congeal VERB: V • coagulation Blood becomes stickier to help coagulation in case of a cut.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a., v. n. Curdle, concrete, thicken, clot.

Moby Thesaurus

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