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To congeal. [Obs. or Scot.]

Capable of being congealed; capable of being converted into jelly.

, Gel"a*tine (, n. Etym: [F. gélatine, fr. L. gelare to congeal. See Geal.] (Chem.) Animal jelly; glutinous material obtained from animal tissues by prolonged boiling. Specifically (Physiol. Chem.), a nitrogeneous colloid, not existing as such in the animal body, but formed by the hydrating action of boiling water on t…

substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten. This cold, congealed blood That glues my lips, and will not let me speak. Shak.

Not congealable.

The rough surface of a congealed lava stream. [Southwestern U. S.]

To congeal; to change into a gelatinous mass. [R.] H. Spencer.

White frost; hoarfrost; congealed dew or vapor. The trees were now covered with rime. De Quincey.

To congeal; to concrete; to solidify. That fluid substance in a few minutes begins to set. Boyle.

Watery particles congealed into white or transparent crystals or flakes in the air, and falling to the earth, exhibiting a great variety of very beautiful and perfect forms.

upture; to rend; to tear asunder. A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder by congealed water. Boyle.

The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed. Dryden.