French word

coaguler

Pronunciation

IPA/koagyle/

Meaning

  • verbclot

Example

Le sang coagule rapidement après la blessure.

The blood clots quickly after the injury.

Illustration for coaguler (clot)

More examples

Le lait peut coaguler si on le chauffe trop.

Milk may coagulate if we heat it too much.

Core concept

A flowing substance turns into a soft, uneven mass as its particles bind together.

Common phrases

  • faire coaguler

    cause ___ to coagulate

  • laisser coaguler

    allow ___ to coagulate

  • empêcher de coaguler

    prevent ___ from coagulating

Similar words

se solidifier: To become firm and hold its shape from a liquid or soft state.
durcir: To become harder and more resistant to bending, denting, or deformation.

Definition in French

Passer d'un état liquide à un état solide ou semi-solide par formation de caillots ou d'amas, terme fréquent en médecine et en cuisine.

Word origin

French coaguler continues Latin coagulare, a verb built from coagulum, meaning a clot or curdled mass.

Usage tips

  • Coaguler works both intransitively in le sang coagule and transitively in coaguler le lait or coaguler une sauce.

Other meanings

  • solidifyverb
  • coagulateverb

Opposites

  • se liquéfierbecome liquidverb
  • se dissoudredissolveverb

Related words

  • coagulationcoagulationnoun
  • coagulantcoagulantadjective
  • coagulécoagulatedadjective

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