Difference between revisions of "Congeal"
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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''congelen'', from Middle French ''congeler'', from [[Latin]] ''congelare'', from ''com''- + ''gelare'' to freeze | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''congelen'', from Middle French ''congeler'', from [[Latin]] ''congelare'', from ''com''- + ''gelare'' to freeze | ||
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1: to [[change]] from a [[fluid]] to a [[solid]] state by or as if by cold | *1: to [[change]] from a [[fluid]] to a [[solid]] state by or as if by cold | ||
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*3: to make rigid, fixed, or immobile | *3: to make rigid, fixed, or immobile | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''Congelation''' is the [[process]] by which something congeals, or thickens. This increase in [ | + | '''Congelation''' is the [[process]] by which something congeals, or thickens. This increase in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscosity viscosity] can be achieved through a reduction in [[temperature]] or through [[chemical reaction]]s. Sometimes the increase in viscosity is great enough to [[crystallize]] or solidify the substance in question. |
In [[alchemy]], congelation is one of the 12 vital processes for transformation to occur. | In [[alchemy]], congelation is one of the 12 vital processes for transformation to occur. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:42, 12 December 2020
Origin
Middle English congelen, from Middle French congeler, from Latin congelare, from com- + gelare to freeze
Definitions
- 1: to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
- 2: to make viscid or curdled : coagulate
- 3: to make rigid, fixed, or immobile
Description
Congelation is the process by which something congeals, or thickens. This increase in viscosity can be achieved through a reduction in temperature or through chemical reactions. Sometimes the increase in viscosity is great enough to crystallize or solidify the substance in question.
In alchemy, congelation is one of the 12 vital processes for transformation to occur.
