coagulate
verb
co·ag·u·late
kō-ˈa-gyə-ˌlāt 
coagulated; coagulating
2
: to gather together or form into a mass or group
: to become coagulated
Examples of coagulate in a Sentence
The eggs coagulate when heated.
The medicine helps coagulate blood.
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Raw milk is treated with heat, acid, or enzymes to coagulate it into two distinct substances: curds, which become cheese, and whey, which was, at least until recently, the cheesemaking process’s unlovely by-product.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
As most of the scientific books tell us, coagulating protein at lower temperatures produces more tender clumps; adding a little water or cream makes an omelet tenderer still.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
A lot of the ambivalent parent discourse tends to coagulate around white cis-het mothers of a certain milieu.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
As most of the scientific books tell us, coagulating protein at lower temperatures produces more tender clumps; adding a little water or cream makes an omelet tenderer still.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
A lot of the ambivalent parent discourse tends to coagulate around white cis-het mothers of a certain milieu.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for coagulate
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“Coagulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coagulate. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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coagulate
1 of 2 verb
co·ag·u·late
kō-ˈag-yə-ˌlāt
coagulated; coagulating
1
: to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : clot
blood platelets that coagulate blood—Sonni Efron
Sonni Efronrennin coagulates milk
2
: to subject to coagulation
high-frequency radio waves used to cut and coagulate tissue—Alan Goldstein
Alan Goldstein
: to become coagulated : undergo coagulation
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