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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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