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CLOT

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Irregular inflected forms: clotted    , clotting   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lump of material formed from the content of a liquid

Synonyms:

clot; coagulum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("clot" is a kind of...):

ball; chunk; clod; clump; glob; lump (a compact mass)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clot"):

thrombus (a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin)

embolus (an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood)

Derivation:

clot (coalesce or unite in a mass)

clot (change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state)

clot (cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coalesce or unite in a mass

Example:

Blood clots

Synonyms:

clog; clot

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "clot" is one way to...):

coalesce (fuse or cause to grow together)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

clot (a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid)

clotting (the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Turn into curds

Example:

curdled milk

Synonyms:

clabber; clot; curdle

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "clot" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Sentence frames:

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Something ----s something

Derivation:

clotting (the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state

Example:

coagulated blood

Synonyms:

clot; coagulate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "clot" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clot"):

curdle (turn from a liquid to a solid mass)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something ----s something

Derivation:

clot (a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid)

clotting (the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state

Synonyms:

clot; coagulate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "clot" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

clot (a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid)

Credits

 Context examples: 

It helps dissolve blood clots and is used to treat heart attacks, strokes, and clots in the lungs.

(Activase, NCI Dictionary)

A unit of anti-coagulation factor potency determined using an in vitro clotting assay against the standard for coagulation factor concentrate.

(Anti-Coagulation Factor Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

Some anticardiolipin antibodies prolong phospholipid dependent clotting while others are associated with spontaneous abortion.

(Anticardiolipin Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)

This leads to an inhibition of thrombotic occlusion and prevention of bacterial colonization that could occur upon clot formation.

(minocycline-EDTA, NCI Thesaurus)

As a result, stabilization of blood clots and coagulation is inhibited.

(Argatroban, NCI Thesaurus)

As a result, stabilization of blood clots occurs and coagulation is inhibited.

(Argatroban Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

The blocking of an artery by a clot of foreign material.

(Arterial embolization, NCI Dictionary)

Apixaban directly inhibits factor Xa, thereby interfering with the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin and preventing formation of cross-linked fibrin clots.

(Apixaban, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare disorder characterized by the presence of low levels of antithrombin III which prohibits the formation of blood clots.

(Antithrombin III Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance that is used to prevent and treat blood clots in blood vessels and the heart.

(Anticoagulant, NCI Dictionary)