凝ぎょう固こ剤ざい

noun

coagulant; coagulating agent

Technical term for a substance that causes coagulation, used in contexts such as food processing, water treatment, and medicine.

• 豆とう腐ふを作つくるときに凝ぎょう固こ剤ざいとしてにがりを使つかいます。

  When making tofu, we use nigari as a coagulant.

• この凝ぎょう固こ剤ざいは水すい中ちゅうの微び粒りゅう子しを沈ちん殿でんさせます。

  This coagulating agent causes fine particles in water to settle.