clot

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
  2. verb change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
  3. verb cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state

Etymology

From Middle English clot, clotte, from Old English clott, from Proto-West Germanic *klott (“lump”). Cognate with German Klotz (“block”). Doublet of clod and klutz.

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Synonyms

coagulum

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