1. An agent that causes, stimulates, or accelerates coagulation, especially with reference to blood. 2. SYN: coagulative.
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co·ag·u·lant kō-'ag-yə-lənt n something that produces coagulation
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n.
any substance capable of converting blood from a liquid to a solid state. See blood coagulation.
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co·ag·u·lant (ko-agґu-lənt) [L. coagulans] 1. promoting, accelerating, or making possible the coagulation of blood. 2. an agent that promotes or accelerates the coagulation of blood.Medical dictionary. 2011.