coagulant

American  

[koh-ag-yuh-luhnt] / koʊˈæg yə lənt /

Also coagulator

noun

1. a substance that produces or aids coagulation.

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coagulant British  

/ kəʊˈæɡjʊlənt, kəʊˈæɡjʊˌleɪtə /

noun

1. a substance that aids or produces coagulation

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Other Word Forms

• anticoagulator noun

Etymology

Origin of coagulant

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

Example Sentences

“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 • Apr. 12, 2021

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

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2019

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 • Sep. 6, 2019

Iron sulphate is the coagulant that pulls together soil, heavy metals and parasites.

From Reuters • Nov. 29, 2012

Chinese Vinegar.—This agent was found to be a satisfactory coagulant, and, a priori, there is no reason why it should not be suitable, as it is essentially a dilute solution of acetic acid.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Morgan, Sidney