单词 | coagulate |
释义 | coagulate (once / 5955 pages) vadj When liquid starts to thicken and become solid, it coagulates. When you get a cut, the blood flowing from the wound will coagulate: it will start to clot and form a solid scab so you will stop bleeding. Many liquids have the potential to coagulate. If the cream you just poured into your coffee is spoiled, you'll see the cream coagulate as it curdles into little floating chunks. If someone has a heart condition that may result in a heart attack, he or she might take medication that keep the blood in the arteries from coagulating, or dangerously thickening. WORD FAMILYcoagulate: coagulable, coagulated, coagulates, coagulating, coagulation+/coagulation: anticoagulation, coagulations/coagulum: coagula, coagulate, coagulums USAGE EXAMPLESIf you leave the gas in the tank, it often coagulates into something that resembles primordial goo. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) Blood had coagulated around the points where he had been hit, and other cuts, bruises and abrasions on his body showed different stages of healing. The Guardian(Oct 04, 2016) Biacuplasty coagulates the nerves in the discs, he says, and there’s a chance it may even help heal fissures or cracks in degenerated discs. US News(Sep 20, 2016) 1v change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state coagulated blood Syn|Hypo|Hyper clot curdle turn from a liquid to a solid mass change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action 2v cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state Syn|Hyper clot alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 3adj transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass Syn coagulated, curdled, grumose, grumous thick relatively dense in consistency |
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