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coagulate

co·ag·u·late [ kō ággyə làyt ]

transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle co·ag·u·lat·ed, present participle co·ag·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular co·ag·u·lates)

Definition:

1. make or become semisolid: to thicken, or cause liquid to thicken, into a soft semisolid mass

2. group together in larger mass: to group together as a mass, or cause the particles in a colloid to group together, as egg white does when heated

noun (plural co·ag·u·lates)

Definition:

coagulated mass: a soft semisolid mass produced by the grouping together of the particles of a colloid

[15th century. < Latin coagulat-, past participle of coagulare< coagere "drive together"]

co·ag·u·la·bil·i·ty [ kō àggyələ bíllətee ] noun

co·ag·u·la·ble [ kō ággyələb'l ] adjective

co·ag·u·la·tion [ kō àggyə láysh'n ] noun

co·ag·u·la·tor [ kō ággyə làytər ] noun

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