gerinnen — meaning in English

English meaning

• coagulate verb To change from a liquid into a thicker, semi-solid state.
• congeal verb To turn from a liquid into a solid, often because it has gone cold.
• curdle verb To turn into lumps, or to make something do this, usually said of milk going off.

Senses

gerinnen is used for these senses in English:

• coagulate (intransitive) To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
• congeal (transitive) To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
• curdle (ambitransitive) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)

coagulate — full definition

1. verb To change from a liquid into a thicker, semi-solid state.
2. verb To make a liquid thicken into a semi-solid state.

congeal — full definition

1. verb To turn from a liquid into a solid, often because it has gone cold.
2. verb To thicken into a soft, jelly-like lump.
3. verb To make something stiff and unable to move.
4. verb To go hard and set firm.

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