COAGULANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coagulant mean? 

• COAGULANT (noun)
  The noun COAGULANT has 1 sense:

1. an agent that produces coagulation

  Familiarity information: COAGULANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COAGULANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An agent that produces coagulation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

coagulant; coagulator

Hypernyms ("coagulant" is a kind of...):

agent (a substance that exerts some force or effect)

Derivation:

coagulate (change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state)

 Context examples 

Treatments to remove arsenic contamination, mostly associated with water drawn from deep, subterranean sources using borewells, include the use of lime, various coagulants, osmotic membrane filters or ion exchange processes.

(Watermelon rind a cheap filter for arsenic in groundwater, SciDev.Net)

It is used in cosmetic product and as a coagulant in tofu processing.

(Gluconolactone, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic octapeptide, and an analogue of human hormone arginine vasopressin with antidiuretic and coagulant activities.

(Desmopressin, NCI Thesaurus)