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regelation

(rē′jə lā′s̸hən)

noun

a freezing or refreezing together of pieces of ice after a pressure, which has caused melting at a temperature below the normal melting point, has been removed

Origin: see re- & gelation

Related Forms:

regelate intransitive verb regelated, regelating

See regelation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The fusion of two blocks of ice by pressure.
Successive melting under pressure and freezing when pressure is relaxed at the interface of two blocks of ice.

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