curdler

English

Etymology

curdle +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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Noun

curdler (plural curdlers)

1. That which curdles.
   • 1975, Gaye Horsley, Gaye Deamer, Commercial Foods Exposed!: And How to Replace Them!, page 47:

     Salt is known to be a curdler of milk but the amount necessary to curdle it, ^[sic] makes the cheese unpalatable.

2. (slang) An acoustic weapon used to disperse crowds.