coagulate

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /kəʊˈæɡ.jʊ.leɪt/
• (America) IPA: /koʊˈæɡ.jə.leɪt/

Verb

coagulate (coagulates, present participle coagulating; past and past participle coagulated)

1. (intransitive) To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.

   In cheese making, milk coagulates into curds that become cheese.

2. (transitive) To cause to congeal.

   Rennet coagulates milk; heat coagulates the white of an egg.

Antonyms

• dissolve, melt

Related terms

• coagulum

Translations

• French: se coaguler, coaguler
• German: koagulieren, gerinnen
• Italian: coagularsi
• Russian: сгуща́ться
• Spanish: coagularse, cuajarse

Translations

• French: coaguler
• German: zum Gerinnen bringen
• Italian: coagulare
• Russian: сгуща́ть
• Spanish: coagular, cuajar

Adjective

coagulate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Coagulated.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, II. ii. 460:

     roasted in wrath and fire, / And thus o'er-sized with coagulate gore,

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /kəʊˈæɡ.jʊ.lət/
• (America) IPA: /koʊˈæɡ.jə.lət/

Noun

coagulate (plural coagulates)

1. A mass formed by means of coagulation.

Translations

• French: caillot, coagulat, thrombus
• Italian: coagulo, grumo
• Russian: сгу́сток
• Spanish: cuajarón, coágulo

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