Coagulate vs Gel - What's the difference?
coagulate | gel | Synonyms |
To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
To cause to congeal.
(obsolete) Coagulated.
* 1599 , , II. ii. 460:
A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
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, title= Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
To become a gel.
To develop a rapport.
Coagulate is a synonym of gel.
As a verb coagulate
is to become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.As an adjective coagulate
is (obsolete) coagulated.As a noun coagulate
is a mass formed by means of coagulation.As an initialism gel is
lari, the currency used in georgia.coagulate
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Verb
(coagulat)- In cheese making, milk coagulates into curds that become cheese.
- Rennet coagulates''' milk; heat '''coagulates the white of an egg.
Antonyms
* dissolve, meltDerived terms
* coagulation * coagulantAdjective
(-)- roasted in wrath and fire, / And thus o'er-sized with coagulate gore,
Etymology 2
References
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English
(wikipedia gel)Etymology 1
Coined by in the mid 19th century as a clipping of (gelatin), from (etyl)Noun
Charles T. Ambrose
Alzheimer’s Disease, volume=101, issue=3, page=200, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.}}
