01 n. The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing.
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The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing.“The capillary tubes are obstructed either by outward compression or congelation of the fluid.” — Arbuthnot.
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The state of being congealed.
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That which is congealed.“Sugar plums . . . with a multitude of congelations in jellies of various colors.” — Taller.