coagulating
Turning to gel
Coagulating is the process of changing from liquid to a thicker, semi-solid state.
Blood coagulates when it clots.
Milk coagulates when acid curdles it into cheese.
The word applies to any substance that thickens or congeals: The sauce was coagulating in the pan.
Figuratively, scattered elements may coagulate into something unified: Ideas coagulating into a plan.
Clot-forming protein
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- thrombusIntravascular coagulated mass
- prothrombinThrombin's inactive precursor
thrombin · clot · plasma · wound · scab · hemorrhage · thrombosis · warfarin
Congeal into lumps
- curdCoagulated milk solids
- rennetMilk-curdling enzyme complex
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- tofuCoagulated soy milk block
paneer · custard · bechamel · roux · sauce · gravy · reduction · clabber
Particles clumping into aggregates
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- agglomerationCollected mass of parts
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- coalescenceUniting into one mass
sedimentation · colloid · suspension · emulsion · crosslinking · nucleation · gelation · polymerization
fibrin
Clot-forming protein
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- thrombusIntravascular coagulated mass
prothrombin · thrombin · clot · plasma · wound · scab · hemorrhage · thrombosis · warfarin · heparin
curdle
Congeal into lumps
tofu · paneer · custard · bechamel · roux · sauce · gravy · reduction · clabber · junket
flocculation
Particles clumping into aggregates
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- agglomerationCollected mass of parts
- aggregationCombined collection of items
coalescence · sedimentation · colloid · suspension · emulsion · crosslinking · nucleation · gelation · polymerization · catalysis
thicken
Increase in viscosity
firm · harden · stiffen · gelatinize · clump · lump · cake · viscous · gelatinous · coalesce
- clumping actionsclotting, curdling, lumping, clumping, massing
- hardeninghardening, stiffening, solidification, solidifying, rigidifying
- sticky texturessticky, tacky, gluey, gummy, adhesive
- making smallershrinking, compressing, reducing, squeezing, compacting
- fluid dynamicsfluid mechanics, fluid flow, turbulence, fluid motion, streamlines
coagulatingliquefying
Converting to liquid state
melting · dissolving · thinning · diluting · fluidizing
coagulatingdispersing
Spreading widely apart
dissolving · dissipating · diffusing · diluting · anticoagulating
- coagulation factorsProteins that enable blood clotting