coagulant
noun
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Definition of coagulant
: something that produces coagulation
Examples of coagulant in a Sentence
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In places where rats are crop pests, particularly in Vietnamese rice fields, farmers will put out rat poisons, slow-acting anti-coagulants that can take up to five days to kill their victims. — National Geographic, "The chef dangled the raw, bloody carcasses before my face as if this were a tantalizing choice. Normally, I’d say neither, but seeing as how it was New Year’s Eve in this Mekong River border town, a little bit of adventurous eating seemed apropos.," 14 Mar. 2019 That volume, dense with misfits and often comically poisonous thoughts that act as coagulants, read as if the author were playing many games of blitz chess at once. — Dwight Garner, New York Times, "A Sleeping Beauty Hopes Hibernation Is the Answer to All Life’s Problems," 2 July 2018 Walker-Smith speculated that the ones that attacked Sam may also possess an anti-coagulant, similar to peptides used by leeches. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Australian teen chewed and bloodied after bizarre ocean feeding frenzy," 7 Aug. 2017 While one tube in the proboscis draws blood, a second pumps in saliva containing a mild painkiller and an anti-coagulant. — Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, "Mosquitoes: 20 fun facts about the pesky insects," 17 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'coagulant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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coagulant
noun
co·ag·u·lant
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Medical Definition of coagulant
: something that produces coagulation