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coagulant /co·ag·u·lant/ (ko-ag´u-lint) promoting or accelerating coagulation of blood; an agent that so acts.
co·ag·u·lant (k-gy-lnt)
n.
An agent that causes a sol or liquid, especially blood, to coagulate.
co·agu·lant adj.
coagulant
[kō·ag′yələnt]
Etymology: L, coagulare, to curdle
an agent that causes a coagulum, or blood clot, to form.
coagulant [ko-ag´u-lant]
1. promoting, accelerating, or making possible coagulation of blood.
2. an agent that promotes coagulation of blood.
coagulant
promoting, accelerating, or making possible coagulation of blood; also, an agent that so acts.
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