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coagulation
Variant of coagulate
coagulate
definition
co·agu·late (-lāt′)
transitive verb coagulated -·lat′ed, coagulating -·lat′·ing
to cause (a liquid) to become a soft, semisolid mass; curdle; clot
Etymology: ME coagulaten < L coagulatus, pp. of coagulare, to cause to curdle < coagulum: see coagulum
intransitive verb
to become coagulated
Related Forms:
- coagulation co·ag′u·la′·tion noun
- coagulative co·ag′u·la′·tive adjective
- coagulator co·ag′u·la′·tor noun
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