Coagmentation

Coagmentation

In alchemy, coagmentation was the act of melting down a material, by adding certain powders, and afterwards reducing the whole into a concrete, or solid.

In modern usage, the term refers to the act of joining, or the state of being joined, together.

References

  •  This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.
  • Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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  • Coagmentation — Co*ag men*ta tion, n. [L. coagmentatio.] The act of joining, or the state of being joined, together; union. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coagmentation — die Zusammenhäufung; coagmentiren, zusammenhäufen …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • coagmentation — noun see coagmentate …   Useful english dictionary

  • Coagmentiren — (v. lat.), Zusammenhäufen; davon Coagmentation, Zusammenhäufung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Assemblage — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Assemblage >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{opp,73,} assemblage Sgm: N 1 collection collection collocation colligation Sgm: N 1 compilation compilation levy gathering ingathering muster …   English dictionary for students

  • coagmentate — transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin coagmentatus, past participle of coagmentare obsolete : coagment • coagmentation noun s obsolete …   Useful english dictionary

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