English Explanatory Dictionary

coagulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
  2. To cause to congeal.
adj
  1. Coagulated.
noun
  1. A mass formed by means of coagulation.

Pronunciation

/kəʊˈæɡ.jʊ.leɪt/ /koʊˈæɡ.jə.leɪt/ en-us-coagulate-verb.ogg en-au-coagulate.ogg /kəʊˈæɡ.jʊ.lət/ /koʊˈæɡ.jə.lət/ en-us-coagulate-noun.ogg

Word forms

coagulate coagulates coagulating coagulated

Etymology

From Middle English coagulaten (“(of blood) to clot or, make blood coagulate; (of tissue) to consolidate”), from coagulat(e) (“coagulated; (blood) clotted; (milk) curdled; (humor) thickened, viscous; (material) solidified, cohesive; (wine) boiled down, reduced”, also used as the past participle of coagulaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin coāgulātus, the perfect passive participle of coāgulō (“to curdle, coagulate”), from coāgulum (“a means of curdling, rennet”), from cōgō (“bring together, gather, collect”) + -ulum (forms instrument nouns), from co- (“together”) + agō (“do, make, drive”). Doublet of quail. Displaced native Middle English irennen, from Old English ġerinnan, but not native curdle.

Antonyms

dissolve melt

Related words

coagulum cache cogent squat

Derived words

anticoagulate coagulable coagulant coagulation coagulative coagulator coagulatory coagulin coagulopathy electrocoagulate hemocoagulase photocoagulate recoagulate thermocoagulate uncoagulating
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