Verb
/kōˈagyəˌlāt/,
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coagulated, past participle; coagulates, 3rd person singular present; coagulating, present participle; coagulated, past tense;
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(of a fluid, esp. blood) Change to a solid or semisolid state
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blood had coagulated around the edges of the wound
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Cause (a fluid) to change to a solid or semisolid state
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epinephrine coagulates the blood
Web Definitions:
- (coagulate) clot: change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood"
- (coagulated) Subject to coagulation
- (Coagulate) to gather together or form into a mass or group.
- (Coagulate) Firming or clumping of proteins after heating.
- (coagulate) This is when a substance thickens and congeals.