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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state;
- Example: "coagulated blood"
[syn: clot, coagulate]

2. cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state;
[syn: clot, coagulate]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass;
- Example: "coagulated blood"
- Example: "curdled milk"
- Example: "grumous blood"
[syn: coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous, grumose]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Coagulate \Co*ag"u*late\, v. i. To undergo coagulation. --Boyle. Syn: To thicken; concrete; curdle; clot; congeal. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Coagulate \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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Coagulate \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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

coagulate adj 1: transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood" [syn: coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous, grumose] v 1: change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood" [syn: clot, coagulate] 2: cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state [syn: clot, coagulate]