Definition of Clot

1. Noun. A lump of material formed from the content of a liquid.

Exact synonyms: Coagulum
Generic synonyms: Ball, Chunk, Clod, Clump, Glob, Lump
Specialized synonyms: Thrombus, Embolus
Derivative terms: Coagulate, Coagulate

2. Verb. Change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state. "Coagulated blood"
Exact synonyms: Coagulate
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Specialized synonyms: Curdle
Derivative terms: Clotting, Coagulant, Coagulation, Coagulator, Coagulum

3. Verb. Cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state.
Exact synonyms: Coagulate
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Coagulation, Coagulum

4. Verb. Turn into curds. "Curdled milk"
Exact synonyms: Clabber, Curdle
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Derivative terms: Clabber, Clotting, Curdling
Antonyms: Homogenise, Homogenise, Homogenize

5. Verb. Coalesce or unite in a mass. "Blood clots"
Exact synonyms: Clog
Generic synonyms: Coalesce
Derivative terms: Clotting

Definition of Clot

1. n. A concretion or coagulation; esp. a soft, slimy, coagulated mass, as of blood; a coagulum.

2. v. i. To concrete, coagulate, or thicken, as soft or fluid matter by evaporation; to become a cot or clod.

3. v. t. To form into a slimy mass.

Definition of Clot

1. to form into a clot (a thick mass) [v CLOTTED, CLOTTING, CLOTS]

Medical Definition of Clot

1. 1. To coagulate, said especially of blood. 2. A soft, nonrigid, insoluble mass formed when a liquid (e.g., blood or lymph) gels. Origin: O.E. Klott, lump (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clot

clostridium tetani
Clostridium tetanoides
Clostridium tetanomorphum
Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum
Clostridium welchii
clostripain
closure
closure
closured
closures
closure by compartment
closure principle
closuring
closylate
clot (current term)
clot (current term)
clot-dissolving medications
clotbur
clotburs
clote
clotes
cloth
clothbound
clothe
clothed
clothes
clothesbrush
clotheshorse
clotheshorses
clothesless

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