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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Their vitality is strong, and their power of regeneration from partial congelation is very great.
From The Ranidae How to breed, feed and raise the edible frog by Unknown
But the thermometer kept for several days between six and eight degrees below zero, and I was very happy in seeing the lethargic sleep continue, without having to fear congelation of the tissues.
From The Man With The Broken Ear by Henry Holt
The inner tube is then emptied, care being taken to leave a few small ice crystals to serve as centres of congelation for the subsequent experiment, thus avoiding supercooling of the solution.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc
But in Sumatra neither snow nor other congelation is ever produced, which militates against the most plausible conjecture that has been adopted concerning the Alpine goitres.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by William Marsden
Similar divergences were manifested in the delays observed in congelation, and disappeared when subjected to an analogous correction.
From The New Physics and Its Evolution by Lucien Poincaré
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