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coagulant

[ koh-ag-yuh-luhnt ]

noun

  1. a substance that produces or aids coagulation.


coagulant

/ kəʊˈæɡjʊlənt; kəʊˈæɡjʊˌleɪtə /

noun

  1. a substance that aids or produces coagulation
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of coagulant1

1760–70; < Latin 岵ܱԳ- (stem of 岵ܱԲ, present participle of 岵ܱ to coagulate ), equivalent to 岵ܱ ( um ) coagulum + -ant- -ant
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Collagen from the fish's connective tissues, when combined with an iron-rich salt, works as a coagulant: the mix destabilizes tiny bits of waste compounds so they amass into bigger globs that can be strained out.

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The pot already contained a coagulant — probably gypsum — and after a few minutes under cover, the lid was lifted, and I spooned into the most ethereal tofu I had ever eaten.

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“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.”

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

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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.

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