Recoagulating

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Becoming or causing to become a thickened or solid mass again after having been liquid or dispersed; the process of clotting anew especially in blood or other fluids; returning to a coagulated state from a dissolved or dispersed condition
2. Undergoing or inducing the transformation from a separated or liquid phase back into a solid or semi-solid clot; forming clumps or curds again particularly in biological or chemical contexts; the act of re-solidifying particles previously dispersed in a medium
3. Returning to the condition of a coagulate after having dissipated or liquefied; the action of fluids or substances reuniting into a dense or gel-like form; reestablishing the bonded or clotted structure once broken down or separated

Etymology: "Recoagulating" is the present participle of "recoagulate", a verb built by adding the prefix "re-", meaning "again" or "back", to "coagulate". So the whole word means coagulating once more: a liquid that has separated or thinned gathering back into a solid or semi-solid mass. "Coagulate" comes from the Latin "coagulare", meaning to curdle or cause to clot, from "coagulum", a rennet or curdling agent. The Latin base is what makes the word sound technical in English, since it was long used of milk turning into cheese and of blood forming a clot. Adding "re-" to that base produces a compound that is transparent in form, with no hidden twist in its history.

Synonyms: clotting again, coagulating again

Antonyms: discoagulating, dissolving, liquefying