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Definition of "coagulates" [coagulates]

  • Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coagulate. (verb)

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Use "coagulates" in a sentence
  • "Kleinman cobbled together the Individual First Aid Kits out of simple items used by combat medics in Iraq and Afghanistan: an emergency bandage pioneered by the Israeli army; a strip of gauze that contains a substance which coagulates blood on contact; a tactical tourniquet; shears that are sturdy and sharp enough to slice off victims' clothing; and sealing material that works especially well on chest wounds."
  • "It was devised by David Kleinman, a Pima County SWAT team medic, who cobbled together the "First Five Minutes" kit out of simple tools used by combat medics in Iraq and Afghanistan: an emergency bandage pioneered by the Israeli army, a strip of gauze that coagulates blood on contact, a soft tourniquet and other inexpensive materials."
  • "Incestuous blood, skeletoned away fifty odd years ago, coagulates through familial veins."
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