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co·ag·u·late (kō-ăǵyə-lāt́)

[Middle English coagulaten, from Latin coāgulāre, coāgulāt-, from coāgulum, coagulator; see coagulum.]

verb: -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. 

transitive verb 

To cause transformation of (a liquid or sol, for example) into or as if into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass.

intransitive verb 

To become coagulated.

derivatives

co·aǵu·la·biĺi·ty
noun
co·aǵu·la·ble
adjective
co·aǵu·látion
noun
co·aǵu·látor
noun

synonyms:

coagulate, clot, congeal, curdle, jell, jelly, set1 These verbs mean to change or be changed from a liquid into a thickened mass: egg white coagulating when heated; blood clotting over the wound; gravy congealing as it cools; milk that had curdled; used pectin to jell the jam; jellied consommé; allowed the aspic to set.