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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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co·ag·u·la·bil·i·ty [ kō àggyələ bíllətee ] nounco·ag·u·la·ble [ kō ággyələb'l ] adjectiveco·ag·u·la·tion [ kō àggyə láysh'n ] nounco·ag·u·la·tor [ kō ággyə làytər ] noun
