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congealed adjective [ kənˈdʒiːld ]

• having become semi-solid, especially on cooling.
• "a lump of congealed moussaka"

congeal verb

• become semi-solid, especially on cooling.
• "the blood had congealed into blobs"
Similar: coagulate, clot, cake, set, solidify, harden, thicken, stiffen, dry, gel, concentrate, fix, inspissate,
Opposite: soften, liquefy,
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French congeler, from Latin congelare, from con- ‘together’ + gelare ‘freeze’ (from gelu ‘frost’).


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