adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having the power to cause coagulation

   "a coagulative agent"

Synonyms

All synonyms

coagulatory

Example

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"( F ) Higher magnification showing coagulative necrosis with loss of nuclear detail in hepatocytes."

Etymology

From coagulate + -ive.

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