coagulant

[ koh-ag-yuh-luhnt ]

noun

1. a substance that produces or aids coagulation.

coagulant

/ kəʊˈæɡjʊlənt; kəʊˈæɡjʊˌleɪtə /

noun

1. a substance that aids or produces coagulation

Other Words From

• anti·co·agu·lator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of coagulant¹

1760–70; < Latin coāgulant- (stem of coāgulāns, present participle of coāgulāre to coagulate ), equivalent to coāgul ( um ) coagulum + -ant- -ant

Example Sentences

Collagen from the fish's connective tissues, when combined with an iron-rich salt, works as a coagulant: the mix destabilizes tiny bits of waste compounds so they amass into bigger globs that can be strained out.

From Scientific American

The pot already contained a coagulant — probably gypsum — and after a few minutes under cover, the lid was lifted, and I spooned into the most ethereal tofu I had ever eaten.

From Washington Post

“They recruit more and more platelets, and when they are activated, they explode and produce coagulant material. HIT is like a forest fire; it just self-perpetuates.”

From Scientific American

For all of its dizzying spontaneity and dazzling breadth, his best music remains meticulous and coagulant, holding its own form.

From Washington Post

A popular theory says that Liu An, a Chinese nobleman during the Han dynasty, accidentally invented it when soy milk somehow mixed with a natural coagulant.

From New York Times