congealmentn.
/kənˈdʒiːlmənt/ 1. The act of congealing and of being congealed.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [noun] > state of being coagulated > coagulation
runninga1398
congealmentc1400
quailing1440
coagulationc1477
congelation1547
clodding1552
curdlea1591
clottering1611
concretion1617
clotter1658
concoagulationa1691
congealing1739
thrombosis1857
coagulating1872
clotting1880
c1400 Test. Love ii. xi After congelement a margarite with endles vertue..was..given to every creture.
1763 Brit. Mag. 4 64 The corrosive oil which is to be poured off after its congealment.
1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision I. xxxii. 141 A shade More worthy in congealment to be fix'd.
2. concrete. Anything congealed; a congealed mass.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [noun] > state of being coagulated > a congealed substance > a congealed mass
cloddera1400
clota1530
cludder1545
clutter1580
congealmenta1616
coagulation1683
a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. ix. 10 Whil'st they with ioyfull teares Wash the congealement from your wounds. View more context for this quotation
1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 13 Those Gifts..settling in a skinny congealment of ease and sloth at the top.
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