Definition

1. 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

1. changed into a solid mass
2. transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
   • coagulated blood
   • curdled milk
   • grumous blood