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curdler

curdler noun: that which curdles.

Noun

curdler (plural curdlers)

  1. That which curdles.
    • Salt is known to be a curdler of milk but the amount necessary to curdle it, ^([sic]) makes the cheese unpalatable.1975, Gaye Horsley, Gaye Deamer, Commercial Foods Exposed!: And How to Replace Them!, page 47
  2. (slang) An acoustic weapon used to disperse crowds.

Forms of curdler

pluralcurdlers

Origin of curdler

From curdle + -er.

Words formed from curdler

Questions about curdler

What does curdler mean?
Curdler means that which curdles.
What part of speech is curdler?
Curdler is a noun.
What is the plural of curdler?
The plural of curdler is curdlers.

Words near curdler in the dictionary

  1. curdlanase
  2. curdlanases
  3. curdlans
  4. curdle
  5. curdled
  6. curdler
  7. curdlers
  8. curdles
  9. curdless
  10. curdleth
  11. curdling

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