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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coagulate \Co*ag"u*late\, a. [L. coagulatus p. p. of coagulare to coagulate, fr coagulum means of coagulation, fr cogere, coactum to drive together, coagulate. See {Cogent}.] Coagulated. [Obs.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coagulate \Co*ag"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coagulated}; p. pr & vb n. {Coagulating}.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coagulate \Co*ag"u*late\, v. i. To undergo coagulation. --Boyle. Syn: To thicken; concrete; curdle; clot; congeal. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: coagulate adj : transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood" [syn: {coagulated}, {curdled}, {grumous}, {grumose}] v : change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood" [syn: {clot}]
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