coagulate
pronunciation
How to pronounce coagulate in British English:
UK [kəʊˈægjuleɪt]
How to pronounce coagulate in American English:
US [koʊˈægjuleɪt]
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- Verb:
- change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
- cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state
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- Adjective:
- transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
Word Origin
- coagulate (v.)
- early 15c., from Latin coagulatus, past participle of coagulare "to cause to curdle," from cogere "to curdle, collect" (see cogent). Earlier coagule, c. 1400, from Middle French coaguler. Related: Coagulated; coagulating.
Example
- 1. To form into a clot or clots ; coagulate .
- 2. If you do this too quickly , the eggs will coagulate and you 'll be stuck with a scrambled egg caramel mess .
- 3. Build up the common vision to coagulate the consensus .
- 4. An enzyme that occurs in gastric juice ; causes milk to coagulate .
- 5. The medical students watched blood coagulate as part of their lesson in clotting reactions .