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Coagulate
Pronunciation : Co*ag"u*late
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. coagulatus, p. p. of coagulare to coagulate, fr. coagulum means of coagulation, fr. cogere, coactum, to drive together, coagulate. See Cogent.]
Definition : Defn: Coagulated. [Obs.] Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Co*ag"u*late
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Coagulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Coagulating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Co*ag"u*late
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To undergo coagulation. Boyle.
Syn. -- To thicken; concrete; curdle; clot; congeal.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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