congelation

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A contrary operation, as is now well known, takes place during the congelation of water, and heat is evolved.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Kerr, Robert

Their vitality is strong, and their power of regeneration from partial congelation is very great.

From The Ranidae How to breed, feed and raise the edible frog by Unknown

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

Koryani has studied the ratio of the point of congelation of urine to that of a solution containing an equal quantity of chloride of sodium.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

The water at our anchorage being fresh at half-tide, was, no doubt, in favour of this rapid congelation.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert