congelation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the process or result of congealing, especially changing from a liquid to a solid by cooling

   A thin layer of congelation formed where the melted fat touched the cold plate.

Borrowed through Middle French congelation from Latin congelatio, based on congelare, 'to freeze or congeal.' The Latin verb combines con-, 'together,' with gelare, 'to freeze.'

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