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- Dictionarycongealed/kənˈjēld/
adjective
- 1. having become semisolid, especially on cooling: "a lump of congealed moussaka"
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1. : to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold. The cold congealed the water into ice. 2. : to make viscid or curdled : coagulate. 3. : to make rigid, fixed, or immobile. intransitive verb. : to become congealed : solidify. Oil congeals at cold temperatures. congealment. kən-ˈjēl-mənt. noun. Synonyms. concrete. firm (up) freeze.
CONGEALED definition: 1. changed from a liquid or soft state to a thick or solid state: 2. changed from a liquid or soft…. Learn more.
to change from a liquid or soft state to a thick or solid state: The grease in the frying pan congealed as it cooled.
congeal in British English. (kənˈdʒiːl ) verb. 1. to change or cause to change from a soft or fluid state to a firm or solid state. 2. to form or cause to form into a coagulated mass; curdle; jell. 3. (intransitive) (of ideas) to take shape or become fixed in form.
Congeal means to jell — to solidify or become gelatinous. Sounds gross? But wiggly Jell-O is actually congealed liquid, so it can't be that bad, right?
Definition of congeal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To cause to solidify or coagulate: The cool air congealed the fat. 2. To cause to come together to form a whole or produce a result: The conversation congealed his thoughts into a theory. [Middle English congelen, from Old French congeler, from Latin congelāre : com-, com- + gelāre, to freeze; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]
Definition of congealed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
congeal. (kənˈdʒiːl) vb. 1. (General Physics) to change or cause to change from a soft or fluid state to a firm or solid state. 2. (General Physics) to form or cause to form into a coagulated mass; curdle; jell. 3. (intr) (of ideas) to take shape or become fixed in form.
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