How to Use coagulation in a Sentence

coagulation

noun
  • The rennet helps start the coagulation process, turning milk into curds.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 3 Dec. 2018
  • Blood clotting, or coagulation, is the process that helps your body reduce bleeding from an injury.
    Alex Vance, Fortune Well, 5 July 2023
  • These microbes divide, and the droplets grow through coagulation.
    Mark Zastrow, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Yuk then compared the barnacle glue to products used by surgeons, sealant pastes like Surgiflo and a coagulation patch called TachoSil.
    Max G. Levy, Wired, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Different types of anti-coagulation drugs have been introduced over the past 30 to 40 years.
    Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, 17 May 2018
  • Over time, stress also can lead to narrowing of blood vessels and heightened coagulation (blood clotting), which further raise the risk of cardiac events.
    Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The body excels at stopping bleeding on minor injuries, like cuts and scrapes, through blood coagulation or clotting.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2022
  • Heat isn’t the only variable here either: A change in acidity from, say, adding a big squeeze of lemon juice to your simmering broth, might also promote coagulation.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 20 Nov. 2022
  • In addition to blood coagulation, your body needs vitamin K to help maintain strong bones.
    Alex Vance, Fortune Well, 5 July 2023
  • To make the bomb more dangerous, the bombmaker coated the weights in a chemical common in rat poison that inhibits blood coagulation.
    Author: Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Woodcock said the leading hypothesis is that the immune response appears to involve a person's own platelets or other parts of the body's coagulation system.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2011
  • Heat-shock proteins, which activate in response to stressors, weren’t generally thought to play a role in coagulation.
    Jason Mast Reprints, STAT, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The levels of inflammatory proteins in the high-coagulation species were lowered with the ixolaris treatment.
    Jill Daly, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2017
  • The acid works its coagulation alchemy, slowly transforming the milk into silken tofu.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Inflammation also triggers coagulation, creating clots that can block blood flow to cells and kill them.
    Amina Khan Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Tests of her blood revealed no coagulation issues or other problems.
    Susan Scutti, CNN, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The person was treated for bleeding and coagulation issues.
    Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • His arterial line began to clot, suggesting coagulation problems that have been a hallmark of the disease.
    Tarena Lofton, CNN, 19 June 2020
  • Saphajpal said plasma and coagulation products, which cause the blood to clot, are being rationed, even for patients in intensive-care units, some with liver failure and those awaiting transplants.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Cold water adds nothing to your pizza but sogginess and coagulation.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2021
  • Nevertheless, Rodger and other coagulation researchers were surprised and impressed by the group’s decision to look beyond humans or the usual lab animals for answers to one of the biggest problems in medicine.
    Jason Mast Reprints, STAT, 13 Apr. 2023
  • That would also allow doctors to significantly lower the level of anti-coagulation drugs patients would need to take.
    Randy Rieland, Smithsonian, 7 Apr. 2017
  • The microbes also deal with most of the challenges of coagulation by providing pathways for degrading the coagulant heparan sulfate.
    Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Polly married William Hewson — an anatomist famous for his discoveries in blood coagulation — in 1770.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Turmeric impacts the coagulation process, including local blood clotting and stopping blood flow.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2022
  • And did our solar system arise from slow, quiet coagulation — or from unspeakable violence?
    Douglas Fox, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2017
  • Blood thinners and other drugs that affect coagulation are commonly prescribed for a range of ailments that afflict elderly people, including those with Alzheimer’s.
    Bycharles Piller, science.org, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Others additives: Cellulose gum is used to make products thick and creamy, sodium caseinate is a milk protein extract, and dipotassium phosphate is a kind of potassium salt that prevents coagulation.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Beyond the more common respiratory symptoms and loss of taste and smell, the virus can trigger coagulation disorders, especially clots.
    Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, 20 May 2021
  • Most recently, the standout has been hyper-coagulation, or developing blood clots.
    Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 28 Apr. 2020

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