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congelation.

The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/
  1. The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The state of being congealed.

    countable · uncountable
  3. That which is congealed.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin gelō Latin congelō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin congelātiōder. Middle French congelationbor. English congelation Borrowed from Middle French congelation (compare modern congélation), from Latin congelatio, congelationem, from congelo.

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