coagulum of milk

  • 1curd — Synonyms and related words: Devonshire cream, albumen, batter, blood clot, bonnyclabber, butter, buttermilk, casein, certified milk, cheese, clabber, clot, clotted cream, coagulate, coagulum, condensed milk, cornstarch, crassamentum, cream, dairy …

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  • 2caseine — n. [Written also Casein.] Caseum, curd of milk, coagulable part of milk, coagulum of milk, legumin …

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  • 3curd — The coagulum of milk. * * * curd kərd n the thick casein rich part of coagulated milk curdy ē adj …

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  • 4curd — I. n. Caseine, coagulum of milk, coagulated milk. II. v. a. 1. Coagulate, convert into curds. 2. Thicken, coagulate, stiffen, chill, congeal. III. v. n. 1. Coagulate, turn to curds. 2. Thicken, coagulate, stiffen, chill, congeal …

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  • 5Coagulation — In medicine, the clotting of blood. The process by which the blood clots to form solid masses, or clots. More than 30 types of cells and substances in blood affect clotting. The process is initiated by blood platelets. Platelets produce a… …

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  • 6Semen — For other uses, see Semen (disambiguation). Human semen in a petri dish. Semen is an organi …

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  • 7elastomer — elastomeric /i las teuh mer ik/, adj. /i las teuh meuhr/, n. Chem. an elastic substance occurring naturally, as natural rubber, or produced synthetically, as butyl rubber or neoprene. [1935 40; ELAST(IC) + O + Gk méros a part] * * * ▪ chemical… …

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  • 8aĝ- (*heĝ-) —     aĝ (*heĝ )     English meaning: to lead, *drive cattle     Deutsche Übersetzung: “treiben” (actually probably “mit geschwungenen Armen treiben”), ‘schwingen”, in Bewegung setzen, fũhren”     Grammatical information: originally limited to… …

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  • 9coagulate — 1. verb /kəʊˈæɡ.jʊ.leɪt,koʊˈæɡ.jə.leɪt/ a) To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass. In cheese making, milk coagulates into curds that become cheese. b) To cause to congeal …

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  • 10coagulate — 1. To convert a fluid or a substance in solution into a solid or gel. 2. To clot; to curdle; to change from a liquid to a solid or gel. [L. coagulo, pp. atus, to curdle] * * * co·ag·u·late kō ag yə .lāt vb, lat·ed; lat·ing …

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