Coagulate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəʊˈæɡ.jʊ.leɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Coagulate is a verb meaning (intransitive) To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
Meaning
(intransitive) To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To cause to congeal.
- A mass formed by means of coagulation.
- (obsolete) Coagulated.
Example Sentences
Rennet coagulates milk; heat coagulates the white of an egg.
In cheese making, milk coagulates into curds that become cheese.
roasted in wrath and fire, / And thus o'er-sized with coagulate gore,
Word Forms
- coagulates
- coagulating
- coagulated
Synonyms for coagulate
Depending on context, synonyms include thick, clot, coagulated, grumous, grumose, curdled.
Antonyms for coagulate
Common opposites include dissolve, melt.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thick, clot, grumous, curdled, grumose, gel.
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