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congealment
con·geal C0566100 (kən-jēl′)v. con·gealed, con·geal·ing, con·geals v.intr.1. To solidify or coagulate: Fat congealed in globs on the surface of the soup.2. To come together so as to form a whole or produce a result: "The colliding ideologies and personalities congealed into an acute electoral and constitutional crisis" (Susan Dunn).v.tr.1. To cause to solidify or coagulate: The cool air congealed the fat.2. To cause to come together to form a whole or produce a result: The conversation congealed his thoughts into a theory.
[Middle English congelen, from Old French congeler, from Latin congelāre : com-, com- + gelāre, to freeze; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]
con·geal′a·ble adj.con·geal′er n.con·geal′ment n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | congealment - the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezingcongelationcuring, solidification, solidifying, hardening, set - the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" |
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Related to congealment: thesaurus, conglomerateSynonyms for congealmentnoun the process of congealingSynonymsRelated Words- curing
- solidification
- solidifying
- hardening
- set
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