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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

coágulo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /koˈaɣulo/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Coagulum/koʊˈæɡ.jə.ləm/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Se formó un coágulo en la arteria."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A mass of coagulated matter, such as a blood clot or curd.

    "The surgeon carefully removed the coagulum from the injured vessel."
  2. 2

    A soft, semi-solid mass formed by the precipitation or gelling of a liquid substance.

    "Chemical reactions in the beaker produced a thick protein coagulum."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin noun coagulum, meaning 'rennet' or 'that which causes coagulation', stemming from the verb coāgulāre ('to curdle or clot'). It entered English usage in the 17th century primarily within scientific, medical, and chemical contexts to denote a mass of coagulated matter.

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