coagulation
The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size by any of several…The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size by any of several physical or chemical processes.
» Aphorisms are coagulations of the naked truth.
Афоризмы - это сгустки голой истины. — Abeotat1948
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size by any of several physical or chemical processes.
the coagulation of proteins
(countable, uncountable)The process by which blood forms solid clots.
Hämostase, Blutgerinnung, Gerinnung
свёртываниеsvjórtyvanije
згортанняzhortannja
(countable, uncountable)Similar solidification of other materials (e.g. of tofu).
Gerinnung
сгуще́ниеsguščénije
- the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
Examples
1 sentencesAphorisms are coagulations of the naked truth.
ruАфоризмы - это сгустки голой истины. — Abeotat1948
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French coagulation, from Latin coagulatio, coagulationem. MorphologicBorrowed from Middle French coagulation, from Latin coagulatio, coagulationem. Morphologically coagulate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: coagulations| Singular | coagulation |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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