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noun
Congelation  n.  
1.
The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing. "The capillary tubes are obstructed either by outward compression or congelation of the fluid."
2.
The state of being congealed.
3.
That which is congealed. "Sugar plums... with a multitude of congelations in jellies of various colors."





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"Congelation" Quotes from Famous Books



... until a late hour before a good spot for an encampment could be found and had then attained only eleven miles. The night was miserably cold; our tea froze in the tin pots before we could drink it and even a mixture of spirits and water became quite thick by congelation; yet after we lay down to rest we felt no inconvenience and heeded not the wolves though ...
— The Journey to the Polar Sea • John Franklin


Words linked to "Congelation" :   congeal, congealment, set, curing, solidifying, hardening


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