Definitions for: Coagulate


[adj] transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood"
[v] change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood"
[v] cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state



Webster (1913) Definition: Co*ag"u*late, a. [L. coagulatus, p. p. of coagulare
to coagulate, fr. coagulum means of coagulation, fr. cogere,
coactum, to drive together, coagulate. See Cogent.]
Coagulated. [Obs.] --Shak.


Co*ag"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coagulated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Coagulating.]
To cause (a liquid) to change into a curdlike or semisolid
state, not by evaporation but by some kind of chemical
reaction; to curdle; as, rennet coagulates milk; heat
coagulates the white of an egg.


Co*ag"u*late, v. i.
To undergo coagulation. --Boyle.

Syn: To thicken; concrete; curdle; clot; congeal.

Synonyms: clot, coagulated, curdled, grumose, grumous, thick

See Also: alter, change, change state, curdle, turn

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