recoagulationn.
/ˌriːkəʊˌaɡjᵿˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌrikoʊˌæɡjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or process of coagulating again; an instance of this.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [noun] > state of being coagulated > coagulation > again
recoagulation1669
recongelationc1670
1669 R. Boyle Hist. Fluidity & Firmnesse ii, in Certain Physiol. Ess. (ed. 2) 252 Whereas this Salt we speak of, being..dissolv'd in a convenient quantity of Water, does upon its recoagulation so dispose of the aqueous Particles, among its own Saline ones, that..almost the whole mixture will shoot together into fine Chrystals.
1774 Entick's New Spelling Dict. (new ed.) Recoagulation, a second coagulation.
1858 B. W. Richardson Cause Coagulation of Blood 321 (heading) Re-solution and recoagulation of blood clot.
1887 Proc. Royal Soc. 42 400 Myosin in fact undergoes a recoagulation.
1915 Trans. Amer. Ceramic Soc. 17 353 A body containing North Carolina kaolin, Florida kaolin and Tennessee ball clay proved to respond well to the addition of sodium carbonate but showed a turn towards greater viscosity (re-coagulation) for additions greater than 0.06 percent.
1969 Powder Technol. 3 110/2 After dispersion care is necessary to prevent recoagulation.
1998 N. I. Galil & J. T. Novak in H. Rubin et al. Soil & Aquifer Pollution ix. 144 Visual observations of the Newport News soil indicated that..at PCP [= pentachlorophenol] levels above 2.5 mg/l and MCP [= monochlorophenol] above 50 mg/l, substantial recoagulation occurred.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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