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.