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clot

UK/klɒt/ US/klɔt/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (4)

noun

1.

a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid

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verb

1.

change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state

  • “coagulated blood”
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2.

cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state

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3.

turn into curds

  • “curdled milk”
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4.

coalesce or unite in a mass

  • “Blood clots”
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Origin

From Middle English clot, clotte, from Old English clott, from Proto-West Germanic *klott (“lump”).

Phrases

  • blood clot
  • clot retraction time
  • clotting factor
  • coroner's clot
  • euglobulin clot lysis time
  • kaolin clotting time

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