coagulatory

English

Etymology

From coagulate +‎ -ory.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /koʊˈæɡjələˌtɔɹi/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /kəʊˈæɡjʊlətəɹi/, /kəʊˈæɡjʊlətɹi/, (also) /kəʊˌæɡjʊˈleɪtəɹi/

Adjective

coagulatory (not comparable)

1. Serving to coagulate.

   Synonym: coagulative

2. Produced by coagulation.
   • 1686, Robert Boyle, The Notion of Specific Remedies Prov'd agreeable to Mechanical Philosophy:

     A specific may subdue the too great proportion of acid , or other luxuriant particles , in the mass of blood , and prevent their coagulatory , or other pernicious effects.

Derived terms

• anticoagulatory
• hypercoagulatory
• procoagulatory