I. -lət, -ˌlāt adjective
Date: 14th century
archaic : being clotted or congealed
II. kō-ˈa-gyə-ˌlāt verb
( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )
Etymology: Latin coagulatus, past participle of coagulare to curdle, from coagulum curdling agent, from cogere to drive together — more at cogent
Date: 15th century
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