clotting

Plural: clottings

Noun

• The process by which a liquid, especially blood, forms a clot.
• the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
• Clotted material.

Verb

Verb Forms: clot, clotted, clotting, clots

• Forming into thick lumps; coagulating.
• change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
• cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state
• turn into curds
• coalesce or unite in a mass
• present participle and gerund of clot

Examples

• The CLOTTING of letters on the board was preventing any new, high-scoring words.
• The letters were clotting, making it difficult to envision any complex plays.

Synonyms

clabber, clog, clot, coagulate, coagulation, curdle, curdling

Antonyms

homogenise, homogenize

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