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coagulator Definition


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coagulate
verb, tr & intr coagulated, coagulating
    1. To cause (a liquid) to clot, curdle, or form a soft semi-solid mass.
    2. Said of a liquid: to become clotted or curdled, or to form a soft semi-solid mass.
      Thesaurus: congeal, clot, jell, thicken, solidify, curdle; Antonym: melt.
noun
    1. The soft semi-solid mass produced by this process.
Derivative: coagulation
    The action or process of coagulating.
    The forming or uniting into a mass.
Derivative: coagulant
noun
    A substance capable of causing coagulation.
Derivative: coagulator
noun
    Something which coagulates.
Derivative: coagulum
noun
    A mass of coagulated matter.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin coagulare, coagulatum.



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