coagulated

/koʊˈæɡjəˌleɪtɪd/ /koʊˈæɡʒəˌleɪtɪd/

Meanings

verb

To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.

Examples :

"In cheese making, milk coagulates into curds that become cheese."

verb

To cause to congeal.

Examples :

"Rennet coagulates milk; heat coagulates the white of an egg."

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adjective

Subject to coagulation.

Examples :

"The coagulated blood formed a scab over the cut. "

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Related Words

cheese noun

/t͡ʃiz/

A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.

"My mom made a delicious pizza with mozzarella cheese. "

semisolid noun

/ˌsɛmiˈsɑlɪd/

Any substance with such properties.

"The freshly made yogurt had a pleasant, slightly wobbly semisolid that I enjoyed. "

coagulation noun

/koʊˌæɡjəˈleɪʃən/ /kəˌæɡjəˈleɪʃən/

The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size (by any of several physical or chemical processes)

"The muddied water showed signs of coagulation as the river current slowed. "

making noun

/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.

"The intricate making of the model airplane showcased the student's skill. "

rennet noun

/ˈɹɛnɪt/

An enzyme used as the first step in making cheese, to curdle the milk and coagulate the casein in it, derived by soaking the fourth stomach of a milk-fed calf in brine.

"The cheesemaker added rennet to the milk, which caused it to separate into curds and whey, the first step in making cheddar cheese. "

liquid noun

/ˈlɪkwɪd/

A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

"A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas."

become verb

/bəˈkʊm/ /bəˈkʌm/ /biˈkʌm/

To arrive, come (to a place).

"The students will become at the school library at 9:00 AM. "

convert noun

/ˈkɒn.vəːt/ /ˈkɑn.vəɹt/

A person who has converted to a religion.

"They were all converts to Islam."

subject adjective

/ˈsʌb.dʒɪkt/ /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/ /səbˈdʒɛkt/

Likely to be affected by or to experience something.

"The students are subject to strict rules about late arrivals. "

congeal verb

/kənˈdʒiːl/

To change from a liquid to solid state perhaps by cold

"The gravy began to congeal on the plate as it cooled down. "

congealed verb

/kənˈdʒiːld/ /kɑnˈdʒiːld/

To change from a liquid to solid state perhaps by cold

"The gravy on my plate congealed as it got cold. "

coagulates verb

/koʊˈæɡjəleɪts/ /koʊˈæɡʒəleɪts/

To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.

"In cheese making, milk coagulates into curds that become cheese."