coagulation

/koʊ.æɡjuˈleɪʃən/

UK: /kəʊ.æɡjuːˈleɪʃən/

koʊ · ÆꞬJULEꞮƩƏN (2 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size by any of several physical or chemical processes. (e.g. coagulation of proteins)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French coagulation, from Latin coagulatio, coagulationem. Morphologically coagulate + -ion.