Coagulable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Subject to the ability to thicken or solidify into a mass that is no longer liquid
2. Ready to undergo a change from liquid to a more viscous or solid condition through coagulation
3. Able to change from a fluid to a thicker or solid state by forming clots or masses

Etymology: "Coagulable" is simply "coagulate" with the suffix "-able" attached, meaning capable of being coagulated, or able to thicken or clot. The base word "coagulate" comes from Latin "coagulare," a verb meaning to curdle or make to clot, built from "cogere" (to drive together, collect) and "agere" (to drive or move). Its sense is therefore literally a driving together of parts into a mass. The suffix "-able," from Latin "-abilis" through Old French, turns a verb into an adjective meaning able to be acted upon. So a coagulable liquid is one that can be made to set, as blood does when it clots or milk does when it curdles.

Synonyms: thickening, clotting, solidifying, congealing, gelatinous

Antonyms: liquid, fluid, runny, unstable, dissolvable