To cause (a liquid) to change into a curdlike or semisolid state, not by evaporation but by some kind of chemical reaction; to curdle; as, rennet coagulates milk; heat coagulates the white of an egg
When a liquid coagulates, it becomes very thick. The blood coagulates to stop wounds bleeding. = congeal + coagulation co·agu·la·tion Blood becomes stickier to help coagulation in case of a cut. if a liquid coagulates, or something coagulates it, it becomes thick and almost solid (past participle of coagulare, from cogere; COGENT)
transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood
coagulable
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co·a·gu·la·ble
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[ kO-'a-gy&-"lAt ] (verb.) 15th century. Latin coagulatus, past participle of coagulare to curdle, from coagulum curdling agent, from cogere to drive together; more at COGENT.