coagulation
Liquid becomes solid
Coagulation is the process of a liquid thickening into a solid or semi-solid mass.
Blood coagulates when it clots, forming a protective seal over wounds.
Milk coagulates when acid is added, separating into curds.
The term appears in medical, culinary, and industrial contexts wherever liquids transform through clumping or gelling: The coagulation of proteins gives tofu its texture.
Process that stops bleeding
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- fibrinClot-forming protein
- thrombusIntravascular coagulated mass
- fibrinogenPlasma protein for coagulation
thrombin · prothrombin · plasma · hematoma · hemorrhage · vascular · erythrocytes · hematology
Particles clumping into aggregates
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- gelationTransition to gel state
- agglomerationCollected mass of parts
- colloidStable dispersed mixture
sedimentation · coalescence · denaturation · emulsification · suspension · curdling · aggregation · destabilization
Clot-preventing medication
- heparinSubstance preventing coagulation
- hemophiliaGenetic clotting impairment
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- thromboembolismClot obstructing blood flow
thrombolytic · INR · vitamin K · hematologist · embolus · DVT · stroke · transfusion
Particles clumping into aggregates
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- turbidityCloudiness from suspended particles
alum · polymer · settling · purification · wastewater · effluent
Wobbly semi-solid substance
stiffen · clump · mass · lump · harden · viscosity · gelatinous · consistency
hemostasis
Process that stops bleeding
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- fibrinClot-forming protein
- thrombusIntravascular coagulated mass
fibrinogen · thrombin · prothrombin · plasma · hematoma · hemorrhage · vascular · erythrocytes · hematology · phlebotomy
flocculation
Particles clumping into aggregates
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- gelationTransition to gel state
- agglomerationCollected mass of parts
colloid · sedimentation · coalescence · denaturation · emulsification · suspension · curdling · aggregation · destabilization · floc
warfarin
Clot-preventing medication
- heparinSubstance preventing coagulation
- hemophiliaGenetic clotting impairment
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
thromboembolism · thrombolytic · INR · vitamin K · hematologist · embolus · DVT · stroke · transfusion · diagnosis
flocculation
Particles clumping into aggregates
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
turbidity · alum · polymer · settling · purification · wastewater · effluent
gel
Wobbly semi-solid substance
firm · stiffen · clump · mass · lump · harden · viscosity · gelatinous · consistency · texture
curdle
Congeal into lumps
rennet · yogurt · junket · paneer · curd · whey · egg · sauce · milk · cream
- liver functionsdetoxification, drug metabolism, protein synthesis, bile salts, biotransformation
- Circulatory Systemheart rate, blood, artery, veins, capillary
- rubbernatural rubber, rubber band, rubber trees, rubber boot, rubber glove
- body functionsbreathing, digestion, heartbeat, circulation, respiration
- separationseparate, sieving, straining, divide, filtration
- alchemyalchemy, alchemist, philosopher's stone, transmutation, elixir
coagulationliquefaction
Conversion to liquid state
melting · dissolution · thinning · fluidization · solubilization
coagulationdispersal
Spreading in many directions
dispersion · declumping · disaggregation · diffusion · dissociation
coagulationanticoagulation
Preventing blood from clotting
anticoagulating · hemorrhage · anticoagulatory · bleeding · clot dissolution
- coagulation factorsProteins that enable blood clotting
coagulation factors, coagulating, anticoagulation, coagulations, anticoagulating