HyperDic: curdling

English > 1 sense of the word curdling:
NOUNprocesscurdling, clotting, coagulationthe process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid / liquid
English > curdling: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningThe process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid / liquid.
Synonymsclotting, coagulation
Narrowerblood coagulation, blood clottingA process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
thermocoagulationcongealing tissue by heat (as by electric current)
Broadernatural process, natural action, action, activityA process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
Spanishcoagulación
Catalancoagulació
Verbscurdleturn into curds
curdleturn from a liquid / liquid to a solid mass
curdlego bad or sour

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