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congeal
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con·geal  (kn-jl)
v. con·gealed, con·geal·ing, con·geals
v.intr.
1. To solidify by or as if by freezing: "My aim . . . was to take the Hill by storm before . . . opposition to spending cuts congealed" (David A. Stockman).
2. To coagulate; jell.
v.tr.
To cause to solidify or coagulate or to undergo a process likened to solidification or coagulation. See Synonyms at coagulate.

[Middle English congelen, from Old French congeler, from Latin congelre : com-, com- + gelre, to freeze; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]

con·geala·ble adj.
con·gealer n.
con·gealment n.

congeal
Verb
to change from a liquid to a semisolid state [Latin com- together + gelare to freeze]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.congeal - become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
solidify - become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"

congeal
Translations
congeal [kənˈdʒiːl] vicoagularse

congeal [kənˈdʒiːl] vi [oil] → se figer; [blood] → se coaguler

congeal [kənˈdʒiːl] vi (blood) → gerinnen;
(sauce, oil) → erstarren

congeal [kənˈdʒiːl] vi [blood] → congelarsi

congeal
v congeal [kənˈdʒiːl]
(especially of blood, grease etc) to solidify when cooled. bevries; stol, dik word, styf word; saamklonter; verhard يَتَجَمَّد ، يَتَخَثَّر (الدَّم) смразявам (се) tuhnout stivne; størkne gefrieren, gerinnen πήζω coagularse, solidificarse tarduma ماسیدن؛ منعقد شدن hyytyä (se) figer לְהַקרִיש जमना, जमाना zalediti, smrznuti, zgrušati megdermed membeku storkna; frjósa coagulare 凝結させる 응고하다 stingti sasaldēt; sastingt; sarecēt membeku stollen størkne, stivne krzepnąć coagular a (se) coagula, a se închega застывать zmraziť; zraziť strditi se zgrušati se stelna, koagulera แข็งตัวเพราะความเย็น pıhtılaşmak 凍結 замерзати; застигати جم جانا làm đông lại 冻结


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