Definitions

1. noun

A substance that causes coagulation, especially a protein or a chemical that promotes blood clotting.

“The doctor prescribed a coagulant to stop the patient’s bleeding.”

2. noun

A substance that causes aggregation of particles or molecules, such as a chemical that causes cells to clump together.

“The research team discovered a coagulant that helped to clean the polluted water.”

3. verb

To cause to coagulate, especially to cause blood to clot.

“The wound needed to be coagulated to stop the bleeding.”