curdling

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curdling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Curdle \Cur"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Curdled (-d'ld); p. pr.
     & vb. n. Curdling (-dl[i^]ng).]
     1. To change into curd; to cause to coagulate. "To curdle
        whites of eggs" --Boyle.
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     2. To congeal or thicken.
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              My chill blood is curdled in my veins. --Dryden.
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curdling - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  curdling
      n 1: the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid [syn:
           curdling, clotting, coagulation]