coagulate

verb

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co·ag·u·late | \ kō-ˈa-gyə-ˌlāt

coagulated; coagulating

Definition of coagulate

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

coagulate

adjective

co·ag·u·late | \ kō-ˈa-gyə-lət

, -ˌlāt \

Definition of coagulate (Entry 2 of 2)

archaic

: being clotted or congealed

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Verb

coagulability \ kō-ˌa-gyə-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē

\ noun

coagulable \ kō-ˈa-gyə-lə-bəl

\ adjective

Synonyms for coagulate

Synonyms: Verb

Examples of coagulate in a Sentence

Verb The eggs coagulate when heated. The medicine helps coagulate blood.

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb On its first album of new material in 10 years, Evanescence continues to own the space where frosty electronic currents collide with volcanic surges of metal catharsis and coagulate into hard rock candy. — Star Tribune, "New music reviews: Pharoah Sanders delivers trippy calm; Evanescence soars again," 8 Apr. 2021 Traditionally, milk is heated, mixed with probiotic cultures and rennet to coagulate, drained of its whey, sprinkled with salt, brined and then aged in barrels, tins or baskets for at least two months. — Washington Post, "How to understand and use feta, star of TikTok’s viral pasta recipe," 2 Mar. 2021 This eddy was dangerous; blood cells that hang around together tend to coagulate, creating clots that can cause strokes. — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, "How to Build an Artificial Heart," 1 Mar. 2021 Blood vessels can get damaged and blood can coagulate. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "Heat is killing more people than ever. Scientists are looking for ways to lower the risk," 12 Nov. 2020 Then, at the very end of the procedure, the umbilical-cord vessels inexplicably began to coagulate. — Sarah Stewart Johnson, The New Yorker, "A Scientist’s Reckoning with the Cruelty of Chance," 4 Oct. 2020 Skip's commute takes him along I-95 in Miami, where area lunatics coagulate in a traffic scrum that moves at either 0.8 mph or 105 mph. — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, "Ezra Dyer: The Cadillac CT6 Takes the Wheel," 16 Aug. 2020 Click away, and pins coagulate, then split, then scatter again; the map begins to resemble an unwieldy constellation, constantly in flux. — Nicole Blackwood, Condé Nast Traveler, "This New Map Is Digitizing LGBTQ+ Travel Guides from the '60s and Beyond," 30 July 2020 The combined action of heat and acid helps some of the milk proteins to denature and coagulate to form a large white mass of cheese curds. — Nik Sharma, SFChronicle.com, "Summer’s adventures can be played out in the kitchen, with paneer," 9 July 2020

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