congealing
present participle ofcongeal
congeal
verb[I]
uk/kənˈdʒiːl/us/kənˈdʒiːl/tochangefrom aliquidorsoftstateto athickorsolidstate:
Thebloodhad congealed inthickblackclots.
Synonyms
gel(BECOME FIRM)
jell
set
Physical & chemical processes
- absorbable
- absorptive
- absorptive capacity
- acidification
- addition reaction
- condense
- evaporate
- evaporation
- excitability
- excitation
- excite
- exergonic
- nuclear fission
- oxidize
- recondense
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- reliquefy
- solidify
Examplesofcongealing
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It is particularly fortunate that psychologists are exploring ideas of self-organization while they are stillcongealingin biology and the other sciences.
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It may be independent, not in the sense ofcongealinginto forms, but in the sense of growing and breaking out in character and scope.
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This article is an attempt to escape from what could potentially become acongealingaccount, by framing a new agenda for studying suburbs.
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So is the implication (made ironic by 'aroma') thatcongealinglove smells, a sensation that is given a new, almost surrealistic twist by the basically visual evocation of 'performing seals'.
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They are still in the mixing bowl,congealing.
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There should be a more rapid turnover of trustees, possibly a complete change every seven years, to prevent thecongealingof taste in an undesirable form.
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Newer methods utilize spraycongealingto directly form beads.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These surface features are due to the movement of very fluid lava under acongealingsurface crust.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He sometimes employs the sous-vide method of cooking and is known to use unconventional tools as such emulsifying gels,congealingagents, foams, and liquid nitrogen.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Older mechanical watches should be wound and running as much as possible to prevent their lubricants fromcongealingover time, diminishing accuracy.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The oil must kept warm (above its pour point) in the fuel oil storage tanks to prevent the oil fromcongealingand becoming unpumpable.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This type of cloudiness is the result ofcongealingof triglycerides.
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