congeal (redirected from congealer)

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.

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

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con·geala·ble adj.

con·gealer n.

con·gealment n.

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congeal

Verb

to change from a liquid to a semisolid state [Latin com- together + gelare to freeze]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

congeal - become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" jell, set solidify - become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"

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congeal

verb thicken, set, freeze, harden, clot, stiffen, condense, solidify, curdle, jell, coagulate

Translations

congeal [kənˈdʒiːl] vi → coagularse

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

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congeal [kənˈdʒiːl] vi (blood) → gerinnen;

(sauce, oil) → erstarren

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congeal [kənˈdʒiːl] vi [blood] → congelarsi