coagulate

Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: clotcoagulatedcurdledgrumousgrumose

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state“coagulated blood”Synonyms: clot
  2. cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened stateSynonyms: clot

Adjective (1)

  1. transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass“coagulated blood”“curdled milk”“grumous blood”Synonyms: coagulatedcurdledgrumousgrumose
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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

Syn: To thicken; concrete; curdle; clot; congeal. [1913 Webster]

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]
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]
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