Meaning & use
Congealing
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Becoming thickened or solidified, typically as a liquid cools or loses moisture.
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The bacon grease was already congealing in the pan by the time she got to it.
Blood congealing around the wound helped stop the bleeding.
A note on using this word
Congeal comes from Latin 'congelare' (to freeze together), and while it once referred mainly to freezing, it now more commonly describes any thickening from liquid to semi-solid.
Words with a similar meaning
solidifyingthickening
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Words with an opposite meaning
meltingliquefying
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