congealment

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noun

The act of congealing.

Similar
congelation
OriginEnglish congeal ← Middle English congelen ← Middle French congeler →
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Meanings

nouncongealment (countable and uncountable, plural congealments)

plural congealments

  1. countableuncountableThe act of congealing.
  2. countableuncountableSomething that has congealed; a clot.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing

Similar
congelation
Broader
hardeningsolidifyingsolidification
Also see
congelation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gel-
  7. Latingelū
  8. Latingelō
  9. Latincongelō
  10. Middle Frenchcongeler
  11. Middle Englishcongelen
  12. Englishcongeal
  13. Englishcongealment

From congeal + -ment.

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APA

congealment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congealment

MLA

“congealment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congealment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “congealment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congealment.

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