coagulate

¹co·ag·u·late

adjective \-lət, -ˌlāt\

Definition of COAGULATE

archaic

: being clotted or congealed

First Known Use of COAGULATE

14th century

Other Biochemistry Terms

bile, biodegradable, capsaicin, keratin, metabolism

Rhymes with COAGULATE

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²co·ag·u·late

verb \kō-ˈa-gyə-ˌlāt\

co·ag·u·lat·edco·ag·u·lat·ing

Definition of COAGULATE

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

— co·ag·u·la·bil·i·ty \kō-ˌa-gyə-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— co·ag·u·la·ble \-ˈa-gyə-lə-bəl\ adjective

— co·ag·u·la·tion \-ˈlā-shən\ noun

Examples of COAGULATE

1. The eggs coagulate when heated.
2. The medicine helps coagulate blood.

Origin of COAGULATE

Latin coagulatus, past participle of coagulare to curdle, from coagulum curdling agent, from cogere to drive together — more at cogent

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to COAGULATE

Synonyms

clot, congeal, gel, gelate, gelatinize, jell, jelly, set

Related Words

cake, concrete, firm (up), fix, freeze, harden, indurate, solidify, stiffen; condense, thicken; clump, curd, curdle, gum, lump (up)

Near Antonyms

deliquesce, flux, fuse, liquefy (also liquify), melt, thaw