coagulum

(-ləm)

noun pl. coagula

a clot, curd, or coagulated albuminoid substance

Origin: L coagulum, means of coagulation, rennet < cogere, to curdle, collect: see cogent

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noun pl. co·ag·u·la (-lə)
A coagulated mass, as of blood; a clot.

Origin:

Origin: Latin coāgulum, coagulator, rennet

Origin: , from cōgere, to condense

Origin: : co-, co-

Origin: + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots

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