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congealment

Variant of congeal

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to solidify or thicken by cooling or freezing
to thicken; coagulate; jell

Origin: ME congelen < OFr congeler < L congelare < com-, together + gelare, to freeze: see gelatin

Related Forms:

congealable adjective
congealment noun

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