coagulation
The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size by any of several physical or chemical processes.
Example
“the coagulation of proteins”
Other meanings
The process by which blood forms solid clots.
Similar solidification of other materials (e.g. of tofu).
Synonyms
- clotting
Antonyms
- dissolution
Related words
- coagulation time
- whole-blood coagulation time
- coagulase
- coagulational
- cryocoagulation
- cyclocoagulation
- diathermocoagulation
- haemocoagulation
- hemocoagulation
- heterocoagulation
- homocoagulation
- hypocoagulation
Word history
From Latin "coagulatio" (coagulatio, coagulationem).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “coagulation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.