congeal

Definitions


[kənˈdʒiːl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- become semi-solid, especially on cooling
(e.g: the blood had congealed into blobs)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French congeler, from Latin congelare, from con- ‘together’ + gelare ‘freeze’ (from gelu ‘frost’)




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