Clot



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Clot

• n. 凝块 v. 使凝成块

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clott; akin to Middle High German klōz lump, ball — more at clout
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
• 2.
  • a. a roundish viscous lump formed by coagulation of a portion of liquid or by melting
  • b. a coagulated mass produced by clotting of blood
• 3. British blockhead
• 4. cluster, group clot of spectators

II. verb (clotted; clotting)

• Date: 15th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to become a clot ; form clots
  • 2. to undergo a sequence of complex chemical and physical reactions that results in conversion of fluid blood into a coagulated mass ; coagulate
• transitive verb
  • 1. to cause to form into or as if into a clot
  • 2. to fill with clots; also clog <clotted streets

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