Defn: Changed into, or contained in, a coagulum or a curdlike mass; curdled. Coagulated proteid (Physiol. Chem.), one of a class of bodies formed in the coagulation of a albuminous substance by heat, acids, or other agents.
COAGULATION
Co*ag`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. coagulatio.]
1. The change from a liquid to a thickened, curdlike, insoluble state, not by evaporation, but by some kind of chemical reaction; as, the spontaneous coagulation of freshly drawn blood; the coagulation of milk by rennet, or acid, and the coagulation of egg albumin by heat. Coagulation is generally the change of an albuminous body into an insoluble modification.
2. The substance or body formed by coagulation.
COAGULATIVE
Co*ag"u*la*tive, a.
Defn: Having the power to cause coagulation; as, a coagulative agent.
Boyle.
COAGULATOR
Co*ag"u*la`tor, n.
Defn: That which causes coagulation. Hixley.
COAGULATORY
Co*ag"u*la*to*ry, a.
Defn: Serving to coagulate; produced by coagulation; as, coagulatory effects. Boyle.