Stiffen vs Coagulate - What's the difference?
stiffen | coagulate | Related terms |
To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
To cause to congeal.
(obsolete) Coagulated.
* 1599 , , II. ii. 460:
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.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,