congelation

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In the case of persons or animals drowned in sea water, a similar alteration of the point of congelation is observed, but in the reverse direction.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

Some hours after, congelation would supervene, and with it, impossibility of restoration to life.

From The Man With The Broken Ear by Holt, Henry

But congelation does not kill them, and they can easily be thawed into life, by melting the ice that surrounds them.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

The principal chain is about 1500 miles long, and the principal peaks rise above or approach the line of perpetual congelation, Miltsin in Morocco being 11,400 feet high, and Tizi Likumpt being 13,150.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

Luther's love of toleration perished here by congelation; There the too great elevation turned Napoleon's seething brain; Here a whirlwind caught Descartes and swept him downward to the plain.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various