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coagulate
coagulate /kəʊˈæɡjəleɪt, kəʊˈæɡjʊleɪt $ koʊ-/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: past participle of coagulare, from cogere; cogent
if a liquid coagulates, or something coagulates it, it becomes thick and almost solid:
    The blood had not coagulated.
—coagulation /kəʊˌæɡjəˈleɪʃən, kəʊˌæɡjʊˈleɪʃən $ koʊ-/ noun [uncountable]