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clot

  (klŏt) pronunciation
n.
  1. A thick, viscous, or coagulated mass or lump, as of blood.
  2. A clump, mass, or lump, as of clay.
  3. A compact group: a clot of automobiles blocking the tunnel's entrance.

v., clot·ted, clot·ting, clots.

v.intr.

To form into a clot or clots; coagulate.

v.tr.
  1. To cause to form into a clot or clots. See synonyms at coagulate.
  2. To fill or cover with or as if with clots.

[Middle English, from Old English clott, lump.]


 
 
Thesaurus: clot

verb

    To change or be changed from a liquid into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass: coagulate, congeal, curdle, gelatinize, jell, jelly, set. See solid/liquid/consistency.

 
Antonyms: clot

n

Definition: blockage, mass of coagulation
Antonyms: opening

v

Definition: coagulate
Antonyms: loose, thin


 

n

Coagulated blood, plasma, or fibrin.

 

1. a semisolidified mass, as of blood or lymph.
2. to form such a mass.

  • dilute whole blood c. retraction test — an indirect measure of fibrinolytic activity. Whole blood is diluted with saline, chilled, then warmed. The time for clot retraction, and later clot lysis, is measured.
  • c. formation — a complex interaction, part of the phenomenon of blood clotting. The process is irreversible but the clot may be dissolved naturally.
  • c. lysis — the time required for a clot to lyse at 98.6°F (37°C) is a reflection of the plasmin content of the blood. Clot retraction and fibrinogen content of the blood sample are also influential.
  • c. retraction — the drawing away of a blood clot from a vessel wall, a function of thrombasthenin, released by blood platelets.
  • c. retraction test — a test for platelet numbers and function. Clotted whole blood should retract away from the sides of a glass tube in 1 to 2 hours.
 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A lump formed when matter in a liquid hardens.

pronunciation The clot of mud was dissolved in a tub of water.

 
Translations: Translations for: Clot

Dansk (Danish)
n. - klump, klynge, fæ
v. intr. - danne klumper, størkne, klumpe sig sammen
v. tr. - få til at klumpe, blokere

idioms:

  • clotted blood    størknet blod
  • clotted cream    koaguleret fløde, tyk piskefløde

Nederlands (Dutch)
(doen) klonteren, stolsel, stommeling

Français (French)
n. - caillot, (GB) imbécile
v. intr. - se figer, se coaguler
v. tr. - coaguler

idioms:

  • clotted blood    caillot de sang
  • clotted cream    (GB) crème en grumeaux

Deutsch (German)
v. - klumpen, gerinnen
n. - Gerinnsel, Klumpen, (Slang) Trottel

idioms:

  • clotted blood    geronnenes Blut
  • clotted cream    Dickrahm

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πήζω, σβολιάζω, γρομπιάζω, σχηματίζω θρόμβους
n. - σβόλος, γρόμπος, θρόμβος (αίματος κ.λπ.), (καθομ.) βλάκας, ζωντόβολο

idioms:

  • clotted blood    πηγμένο αίμα
  • clotted cream    είδος πηχτής κρέμας από βρασμένο γάλα

Italiano (Italian)
raggrumarsi, coagularsi, coagulo, grumo

idioms:

  • clotted cream    panna rappresa

Português (Portuguese)
v. - coagular-se
n. - coágulo (m), pessoa (f) estúpida (gír.)

idioms:

  • clotted cream    creme (m) de Devonshire

Русский (Russian)
свертываться, сгусток, болван

idioms:

  • clotted cream    топленые сливки

Español (Spanish)
n. - coágulo, grumo, cuajarón
v. intr. - cuajarse, coagularse
v. tr. - cuajar, coagular

idioms:

  • clotted blood    sangre coagulada
  • clotted cream    crema espesa, nata espesa

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bilda klimpar, klumpa sig, löpna, skära sig, koagulera, blockera (bildl.)
n. - klimp, klunga, levrat blod

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
凝块, 凝结成块, 使凝结成块

idioms:

  • clotted blood    凝结的血
  • clotted cream    浓缩奶油

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 凝塊
v. intr. - 凝結成塊
v. tr. - 使凝結成塊

idioms:

  • clotted blood    凝結的血
  • clotted cream    濃縮奶油

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 엉기 덩어리, 소수의 떼
v. intr. - 응고하다
v. tr. - 응고시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ゼリー状の塊, 固まり
v. - 凝固する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تخثر, خثر, جمد (الاسم) تخثر, تجمد, غبي, أحمق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גוש, קריש-דם, טיפש, בול-עץ‬
v. intr. - ‮הקריש‬
v. tr. - ‮הקריש‬


 
 

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