Verb The eggs coagulate when heated. The medicine helps coagulate blood.
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When added to palm fruit juice or oil, odo, as well as kanwa (rock salt) coagulate it to produce a thick sauce or soup such as owo. Uwagbale Edward-ekpu, Quartz, 2 Sep. 2022 Galleries tend to coagulate around other galleries, maximizing foot traffic.Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 In the early 2000s, the Washington Aqueduct came under fire again for releasing high amounts of alum, a substance used to coagulate sediments to filter them from the water, into the Potomac River.Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2022 Once eggs begin to coagulate, be very careful not to overcook. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2021 Solid fat renders and drips out, water evaporates and flies off into the atmosphere, and proteins coagulate and contract.New York Times, 19 July 2021 Leaders have had to coagulate disparate team members working at home in isolation from each other into a powerful collaborative team. Greg Story, Forbes, 24 May 2021 On its first album of new material in 10 years, Evanescence continues to own the space where frosty electronic currents collide with volcanic surges of metal catharsis and coagulate into hard rock candy.Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021 Traditionally, milk is heated, mixed with probiotic cultures and rennet to coagulate, drained of its whey, sprinkled with salt, brined and then aged in barrels, tins or baskets for at least two months.Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Latin coagulatus, past participle of coagulare to curdle, from coagulum curdling agent, from cogere to drive together — more at cogent