COAGULATE


Meaning of COAGULATE in English

co ‧ ag ‧ u ‧ late /kəʊˈæɡjəleɪt, kəʊˈæɡjʊleɪt $ koʊ-/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of coagulare , from cogere ; ⇨ ↑ cogent ]

if a liquid coagulates, or something coagulates it, it becomes thick and almost solid:

The blood had not coagulated.

—coagulation /kəʊˌæɡjəˈleɪʃ ə n, kəʊˌæɡjʊˈleɪʃ ə n $ koʊ-/ noun [uncountable]

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