Definition of congeal Congeal

/kʌnʤiˈl/ - [kunjeel] - con•geal

We found 10 definitions of congeal from 5 different sources.

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What does congeal mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

congeal - become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
  jell, set
  solidify become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • congeal (v. t.)
    To change from a fluid to a solid state by cold; to freeze.
  • congeal (v. t.)
    To affect as if by freezing; to check the flow of, or cause to run cold; to chill.
  • congeal (v. i.)
    To grow hard, stiff, or thick, from cold or other causes; to become solid; to freeze; to cease to flow; to run cold; to be chilled.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • congeal
    kon-jēl′, v.t. to freeze: to change from fluid to solid by cold: to solidify, as by cold.—v.i. to pass from fluid to solid, as by cold: to stiffen: to coagulate.—adj. Congeal′able.—ns. Congeal′ableness; Congeal′ment, Congelā′tion, act or process of congealing: anything congealed. [L. congelāre, from con, and gelu, frost.]

Part of speech

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  • congeal, verb, present, 1st person singular of congeal (infinitive).
  • congeal, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

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