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CURDLED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does curdled mean?
• CURDLED (adjective)
The adjective CURDLED has 1 sense:
1. transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
Familiarity information: CURDLED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
Synonyms:
coagulate; coagulated; curdled; grumose; grumous
Context example:
grumous blood
Similar:
thick (relatively dense in consistency)
Context examples
When massive stars explode as supernovae, they leave behind a curdled web of hot gas and dust, known as a supernova remnant.
(Dead Star Circled by Light, ESO)
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