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Coagulability

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co·ag·u·late  (k-gy-lt)
v. co·ag·u·lat·ed, co·ag·u·lat·ing, co·ag·u·lates
v.tr.
To cause transformation of (a liquid or sol, for example) into or as if into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass.
v.intr.
To become coagulated.
[Middle English coagulaten, from Latin cogulre, cogult-, from cogulum, coagulator; see coagulum.]
co·agu·la·bili·ty n.
co·agu·la·ble, co·agu·lative (-ltv, -l-tv) adj.
co·agu·lation n.
co·agu·lator n.
Synonyms: coagulate, clot, congeal, curdle, jell, jelly, set1
These verbs mean to change or be changed from a liquid into a thickened mass: egg white coagulating when heated; blood clotting over the wound; gravy congealing as it cools; milk that had curdled; used pectin to jell the jam; jellied consommé; allowed the aspic to set.


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