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clot, congeal, gel, gelate, gelatinize, jell, jelly, set
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The eggs coagulate when heated. The medicine helps coagulate blood.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
For instance, some hereditary blood disorders can cause thrombophilia, a condition in which the blood doesn't coagulate properly. — Korin Miller, SELF, "Updated: These Twins Both Had Miscarriages, Were Pregnant at the Same Time, and Just had Babies on the Same Day," 20 Sep. 2018 Leaves swirl, spread, coagulate, then spread again. — Karen Wilkin, WSJ, "‘Jennifer Steinkamp: Blind Eye’ Review: Exploring the Digital Landscape," 20 Aug. 2018 For instance, some hereditary blood disorders can cause thrombophilia, a condition in which the blood doesn't coagulate properly. — Korin Miller, SELF, "Updated: These Twins Both Had Miscarriages, Were Pregnant at the Same Time, and Just had Babies on the Same Day," 20 Sep. 2018 For instance, some hereditary blood disorders can cause thrombophilia, a condition in which the blood doesn't coagulate properly. — Korin Miller, SELF, "Updated: These Twins Both Had Miscarriages, Were Pregnant at the Same Time, and Just had Babies on the Same Day," 20 Sep. 2018 Together, the headlines coagulated into something like truth, though neither party ever acknowledged the rumors or commented. — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, "Brad Pitt’s “Professional Friendship” Partner Neri Oxman Spotted in Paris with Her Rumored Billionaire Boyfriend," 14 June 2018 The Cultures for Health version is microbial in origin, serving as an animal-free product that is equally able to coagulate the proteins in milk. — Grace Dickinson, Philly.com, "Beyond bugs: 12 unique (and strange) ingredients at Mom's Organic Market and what to do with them," 16 May 2018 For instance, some hereditary blood disorders can cause thrombophilia, a condition in which the blood doesn't coagulate properly. — Korin Miller, SELF, "These Twins Both Had Miscarriages—and Now They're Pregnant Together," 2 Apr. 2018 But after a few hours, a narrative thread began to coagulate. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "Lost Book by Where the Wild Things Are Author Maurice Sendak Discovered," 12 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'coagulate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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