Coagulant
/koʊˈæɡ.jə.lənt/noun
A substance that causes a liquid, especially blood or milk, to thicken or form a solid mass.
Did you know?The word belongs to a large Latin family built from agere, “to drive or do,” linking coagulation linguistically with action, agents, and agendas—not with magic or occult practice.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂eǵ-
“To drive, lead, or set in motion”
Ancient Latin
Latin
agere
“To drive, lead, do, or carry out”
Classical Latin
Latin
co-agere
“To drive together or force into combination”
Classical Latin
Latin
coāgulāre
“To cause to curdle or thicken, especially a liquid”
Late Latin
Latin
coāgulāns
“That which causes curdling or solidification”
17th Century
English
coagulant
“A substance used to produce coagulation”