CONGEALMENT

congealment, congelation

(noun) the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

congealment (countable and uncountable, plural congealments)

The act of congealing.

Something that has congealed; a clot.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*geal"ment, n.

1. The act or the process of congealing; congeliation.

2. That which is formed by congelation; a clot. [Obs.]

Wash the congealment from your wounds. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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