conglaciation

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noun

The act or process of changing into ice; a freezing or congelation.

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Meanings

nounconglaciation (countable and uncountable, plural conglaciations)

plural conglaciations

  1. archaiccountableuncountableThe act or process of changing into ice; a freezing or congelation.

    The artificial experiment of conglaciation of water by Ice with black salt.

    1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC
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    And remained in a fluid body, it was a subject very unapt for proper conglaciation. No other doth properly conglaciate but water: for the determination of quicksilver is properly fixation, and that of milk coagulation.

    1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC
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“conglaciation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conglaciation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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

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