coagulate[verb]Synonyms: clot, congeal, gel, gelate, gelatinize, jell, jellify, jelly, set
Contrasted words: deliquesce, fluidify, liquefy, liquesce, flux, fuse, melt, run
Related Words: concrete,
harden,
solidify,
curdle,
inspissate,
compact,
concentrate,
consolidate,
coalesce,
freeze,
dehydrate,
dry,
condense,
thicken [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
co‧ag‧u‧late /kəʊˈæɡjəleɪt, kəʊˈæɡjʊleɪt $ koʊ-/
verb [intransitive and transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of coagulare, from cogere; ⇒ cogent]
if a liquid coagulates, or something coagulates it, it becomes thick and almost solid:
The blood had not coagulated.—coagulation /kəʊˌæɡjəˈleɪʃ
ən, kəʊˌæɡjʊˈleɪʃ
ən $ koʊ-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲