saostua — 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
saostua is used for these senses in English:
- coagulate (intransitive) To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
- curdle (ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
- precipitate (intransitive) (chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
coagulate — full definition
- verb To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
- verb To cause to congeal.
curdle — full definition
- verb To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
- verb To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)
- verb To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly.