Congealment

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

congealment - the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing congelation curing, solidification, solidifying, hardening, set - the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"