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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
co·ag·u·late    Audio Help   [v. koh-ag-yuh-leyt; adj. koh-ag-yuh-lit, -leyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing, adjective
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal: Let the pudding stand two hours until it coagulates.
2.Biology. (of blood) to form a clot.
3.Physical Chemistry. (of colloidal particles) to flocculate or cause to flocculate by adding an electrolyte to an electrostatic colloid.
–adjective
4.Obsolete. coagulated.
[Origin: 1350–1400 for earlier ptp. senses “solidified, clotted,” 1605–15 for def. 1; ME < L coāgulāt(us) (ptp. of coāgulāre), equiv. to coāgul(um) coagulum + -ātus -ate1]

—Related forms
co·ag·u·la·tion, noun
co·ag·u·la·to·ry    Audio Help   [koh-ag-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key, co·ag·u·la·tive    Audio Help   [koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] Pronunciation Key, adjective

—Synonyms 1. clot, set, solidify, thicken.
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  coagulate
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To change or be changed from a liquid into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass.
Synonyms:  clot, congeal, curdle, gelatinize, jell, jelly, set
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  coagulate
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  clod, clot, concrete, congeal, curdle, harden, jell, set, solidify, thicken, clabber, cotter, curd, gel
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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