coagulate

Rennet, an enzyme naturally present in the stomachs of ruminants, would prompt the milk to coagulate, separating into curds and whey, thus laying the groundwork for modern cheese production.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2024

But anger, irritation and a fear of imminent defeat can coagulate in ways individuals often can't control.

From BBC ● May 5, 2023

Instead of approaching R&B as a bold exteriorization of the soul, her songs tiptoe inward, toward those quicksand corners of the brain where vivid feelings struggle to coagulate into coherent thoughts.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2021

Plasma infusion is an approved use by the FDA in trauma settings or in patients whose blood doesn’t coagulate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2019

After suctioning the mucus from my nostrils, she gave me a shot of vitamin K to coagulate my blood.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

“What we are seeing is due to reentry of material—a mixture of burned-up meteors and spacecraft, which slowly coagulates to form particles that settle through the atmosphere,” he says.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023

Even post-distillation, there’s oil left in the spirit, but when they chill it, the fat coagulates and is then skimmed off.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2021

Gelatin sets on cooling because the hot aqueous mixture of gelatin coagulates as it cools, yielding an extremely viscous body known as a gel.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Unfortunately, as Ms Yazji’s plot thickens, it coagulates.

From Economist ● Dec. 4, 2017

Criminologists had come to understand that blood coagulates at the lowest point of a body after death, producing dark splotches on the skin.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

One TikTok user uploaded a video of the sauce she had ordered, which arrived looking pale and coagulated with dark blue or green specks, according to the footage.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2022

But tofu can also harbor some residual whey, a byproduct of when soy milk is coagulated so it turns into curds.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2022

Now freed of the early paintings’ strict radial structure, the countless watery marks coagulated into swarms, which seemed to be blowing from one corner of the painting to the other.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2021

But something coagulated under coach Barry Melrose, and Gretzky cites an assist from two unlikely sources that helped them march back into Toronto.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2018

But it coagulated and dried before it reached his chin and he worked his way back to the bow and rested against the wood.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

He’ll certainly do the same thing about the blood coagulating at the bottom of his body.

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2025

“If you think about it, it’s more similar to a dairy product because it’s made from coagulating soy milk.”

From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2022

They laugh it off and agree to go to a restaurant instead, leaving behind a coagulating pool of orange fondue and an uncorked bottle of red wine.

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2017

How does the endothelium of the blood vessel walls prevent the blood from coagulating as it flows through the blood vessels?

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

He felt the evil coagulating about him, and he was helpless to protect himself.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck