coagulate
vb
1 to cause (a fluid, such as blood) to change into a soft semisolid mass or (of such a fluid) to change into such a mass; clot; curdle
2 (Chem) to separate or cause to separate into distinct constituent phases
n
3 the solid or semisolid substance produced by coagulation
(C16: from Latin coagulare to make (a liquid) curdle, from coagulum rennet, from cogere to drive together)
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coagulable adj
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coagulability n
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coagulation n
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coagulative adj