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coagulates

/koʊˈæɡjəleɪts/ /koʊˈæɡʒəleɪts/

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."
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Related Words

Illustration cheese

cheese noun

/t͡ʃiz/

A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.

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

Illustration semisolid

semisolid noun

/ˌsɛmiˈsɑlɪd/

Any substance with such properties.

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

Illustration cause

cause noun

/kɔːz/ /kɔz/

(often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

"They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding."

Illustration curds

curds noun

/kɜːdz/

The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.

"The recipe said to separate the milk into whey and curds before making the fresh cheese. "

Illustration making

making noun

/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

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

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

Illustration rennet

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. "

Illustration liquid

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."

Illustration white

white noun

/waɪt/

The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

"The white of the freshly fallen snow covered the playground. "

Illustration become

become verb

/bəˈkʊm/ /bəˈkʌm/ /biˈkʌm/

To arrive, come (to a place).

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

Illustration convert

convert noun

/ˈkɒn.vəːt/ /ˈkɑn.vəɹt/

A person who has converted to a religion.

"They were all converts to Islam."

Illustration congeal

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. "

Illustration congealed

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. "