Noun: curdling kur-d(u)l-ing
- The process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
"The curdling of milk is essential in cheese-making";
- clotting, coagulation
- Turn into curds
"curdled milk";
- clabber, clot
- Turn from a liquid to a solid mass
"his blood curdled"
- Go bad or sour
"The milk curdled"
Type of: action, activity, change state, clot, coagulate, go bad, go off, natural action, natural process, spoil, turn
Encyclopedia: Curdling
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