Coagulant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Coagulant is an adjective meaning That causes coagulation or that coagulates.
Meaning
That causes coagulation or that coagulates.
More Meanings
- A substance that causes coagulation.
Example Sentences
Magnesium sulfate is the coagulant used in making tofu. It causes the liquid soy milk to separate into solid tofu and water.
Primary stage – removal of insoluble particulate material by screening, the addition of coagulants, followed by settlementation.
Aluminum also is an incrustant present in most waters in quantities so small that it is not necessary to consider it; but when too much aluminum sulphate, a substance frequently used as a coagulant in filtering water, is added in the process of filtering, the excess passes through the filter and may cause trouble in the boiler, where it hydrolyzes, forming free sulphuric acid.
Word Forms
- coagulants
Synonyms for coagulant
Depending on context, synonyms include coagulator.
Antonyms for coagulant
Common opposites include anticoagulant.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thinners, coagulated, electrocoagulated, coacervated, thermocoagulated, emulsifying.
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