coagulated
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Changed into a solid mass: Refers to a substance that has undergone a process of changing from a liquid or fluid state into a solid or semi-solid state.
- Transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass: Specifically describes the result of a process where a liquid thickens and solidifies, often due to a chemical or physical change.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The coagulated blood formed a dark scab on the wound.
- We had to throw away the carton of coagulated milk.
- The sauce was left out too long and became a coagulated mess.
Advanced Usage
- "coagulated proteins": Proteins that have denatured and clumped together, often due to heat or acid.
- The egg whites became coagulated proteins when cooked.
- Used figuratively to describe something thick, clumpy, or stagnant:
- The traffic was so bad it felt like coagulated sludge moving through the city.
Variants and Related Words
- Coagulate (verb): To change from a fluid into a thickened, solid, or semi-solid mass.
- Blood begins to coagulate shortly after leaving the body.
- Coagulation (noun): The process of a liquid changing to a solid or semi-solid state.
- Hemophilia is a disorder that impairs blood coagulation.
- Coagulant (noun): A substance that causes coagulation.
- Rennet is a coagulant used in cheese-making.
Synonyms
- Clotted: Formed into a thick mass, especially used for blood or cream.
- Curdled: (Specifically for milk) separated into solid curds and liquid whey.
- Congealed: Solidified by cooling or becoming more viscous.
- Gelled: Formed into a gel-like substance.
- Grumous: (Technical/Literary) thick and clotted.
Antonyms
- Liquid: In a fluid state, not solid.
- Fluid: Capable of flowing.
- Dissolved: Broken down into a liquid solution.
Adjective
- changed into a solid mass
- transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
- coagulated blood
- curdled milk
- grumous blood