What is another word for congealment?

Pronunciation: [kənd͡ʒˈiːlmənt] (IPA)

Congealment refers to the act of solidifying or thickening a liquid substance, usually due to cooling or crystallization. Synonyms for congealment include solidification, coagulation, freeze, clot, and curdling. Coalescence, thickening, and stiffening are other words that can be used to describe the process of congealment. In cooking, the term can refer to a process of thickening a sauce or custard. The word could be used in the context of medical treatments where coagulation is necessary to stop bleeding. When used in a metaphorical sense, congealment refers to the freezing or hardening of relationships, ideas, or emotions.

What are the hypernyms for Congealment?

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What are the hyponyms for Congealment?

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Usage examples for Congealment

The psychological organism is in a state of unity either when it is in a state of virtual congealment or emptiness, as in a trance or ecstasy; or when it is in a state of repose, without tendency to change.
"The Psychology of Beauty"
Ethel D. Puffer
And to Janet, helplessly watching, this process of congealment was more terrible even than the release that only an unmitigated violence of grief had been able to produce.
"The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete"
Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 5, 2009
The shock was so indescribably severe that Miss Mapp's smile was frozen, so to speak, as by some sudden congealment on to her face, and did not thaw off it till she had reached the sharp turn at the end of the street, where she leaned heavily on the railing and breathed through her nose.
"Miss Mapp"
Edward Frederic Benson

Related words: congeal, congealed, congealing, congealment, freezers

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