noun
- a substance or agent that causes coagulation; something that promotes the clotting or thickening of a liquid
Usage: commonly used in medical, chemical, and water-treatment contexts
Examples
- The water treatment plant uses a coagulator to remove suspended particles from the drinking water.
- Vitamin K acts as a natural coagulator in the blood clotting process.
- The laboratory technician added a coagulator to the sample to speed up the separation of solids.
- Alum is a common coagulator used in municipal water purification systems.
- The coagulator helped the milk curdle properly during cheese production.