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saostaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • coagulate verb To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
  • curdle verb To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
  • precipitate verb To cause something to happen suddenly, often before it is ready to.

Senses

saostaa is used for these senses in English:

  • coagulate (transitive) To cause to congeal.
  • curdle (ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
  • precipitate (transitive) (chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.

coagulate — full definition

  1. verb To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
  2. verb To cause to congeal.

curdle — full definition

  1. verb To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
  2. verb To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)
  3. verb To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly.

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