congelation

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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

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

It forms near, and above, the point of congelation, and is often composed of crystals of ice or snow.

From The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes by Butler, Thomas Belden

I thought not, recked not then of his lost love for me; I only dreaded ceasing to love him, dreaded that congelation of the heart more terrible than death.

From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Hentz, Caroline Lee

Fur Country," reading as follows: "It is not a mist or fog,' he said to his companions, 'it is frost-rime,' a dense vapor which remains in a state of complete congelation.

From Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado by McAllan, Alexander