About The Word Curdle
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Curdle
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What's The Definition Of Curdle?
[v] turn from a liquid to a solid mass; "his blood curdled"
[v] go bad or sour; "The milk curdled" [v] turn into curds,as of dairy products; "curdled milk" Synonyms | Synonyms for Curdle: clabber Related Terms | Find terms related to Curdle: beat up | cake | churn | clabber | clot | clump | cluster | coagulate | colloid | colloidize | concrete | condense | congeal | cream | curd | emulsify | emulsionize | ferment | gel | gelatinate | gelatinize | go off | incrassate | inspissate | jell | jellify | jelly | knot | lopper | lump | set | sour | spoil | thick | thicken | turn | whip See Also | change state | clot | coagulate | go bad | spoil | turn Curdle In Webster's Dictionary \Cur"dle\ (k?r"d'l), v. i. [From {Curd}.] [Sometimes
written {crudle} and {cruddle}.]
1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk
to curdle. --Thomson.
2. To thicken; to congeal.
Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold.
--Southey.
\Cur"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curdled} (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curdling} (-dl?ng).] 1. To change into curd; to cause to coagulate. ``To curdle whites of eggs'' --Boyle. 2. To congeal or thicken. My chill blood is curdled in my veins. --Dryden. |
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