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TheSiavash Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Congeal/Coagulate

Are "congeal" and "coagulate" usage the same?

I mean is there any preference to use the former or the latter?

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Hi, I don't know the technical difference, but for blood I usually hear 'coagulate'. Clive

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Hi,

I don't know the technical difference, but for blood I usually hear 'coagulate'.

Clive
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Congeal is used for gelatin or fat. I use congeal when the process of solidification is reversible. (e.g. you can melt congealed fat, and it becomes liquid again)

Coagulate (clot) is used for blood. It is a chemical process and is not reversible.

Curdle is another term used in cheese-making. It is an irreversible chemical change caused by bacteria.
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Thanks Clive

Thank AlpheccaStars

That was very informative.
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