congelation
Americannoun
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the act or process of congealing; the state of being congealed.
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the product of congealing; a concretion; coagulation.
noun
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the process of congealing
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something formed by this process
Etymology
Origin of congelation
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin congelātiōn- (stem of congelātiō ). See congeal, -ation
Example Sentences
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Or a herd of mammoths returning from their summer pastures in the north, may have been surprised, while crossing a stream, by the sudden congelation of the waters.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
The saline matter which sea-water holds in solution, prevents its congelation, except where the most intense cold prevails.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
But congelation does not kill them, and they can easily be thawed into life, by melting the ice that surrounds them.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
It prevents the evaporation or congelation of the water of the cuticle, which would cause it to become parched and peel off, thus leaving the sensitive skin exposed. 2d.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
In the case of persons or animals drowned in sea water, a similar alteration of the point of congelation is observed, but in the reverse direction.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc
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