grumous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
    grumose; coagulate; curdled; coagulated.
    • coagulated blood
    • curdled milk
    • grumous blood

WordNet

Gru"mous adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. grumeleux. See Grume.
Definitions
  1. Resembling or containing grume; thick; concreted; clotted; as, grumous blood.
  2. (Bot.) See Grumose.

Webster 1913