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Stiffen vs Coagulate - What's the difference?

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Stiffen is a related term of coagulate.


In lang=en terms the difference between stiffen and coagulate

is that stiffen is to become stiff while coagulate is to cause to congeal.

As verbs the difference between stiffen and coagulate

is that stiffen is to make stiff while 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.

stiffen

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To make stiff.
  • To become stiff.
  • coagulate

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (coagulat)
  • To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
  • In cheese making, milk coagulates into curds that become cheese.
  • To cause to congeal.
  • Rennet coagulates''' milk; heat '''coagulates the white of an egg.
    Antonyms
    * dissolve, melt
    Derived terms
    * coagulation * coagulant

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Coagulated.
  • * 1599 , , II. ii. 460:
  • roasted in wrath and fire, / And thus o'er-sized with coagulate gore,

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mass formed by means of coagulation.
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