congealment

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

congealment
    n 1: the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by)
         freezing [syn: {congealment}, {congelation}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Congealment \Con*geal"ment\, n.
   1. The act or the process of congealing; congeliation.
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   2. That which is formed by congelation; a clot. [Obs.]
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            Wash the congealment from your wounds. --Shak.
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