Congealableness

Quality of being congealable. Congealed', p . a . Frozen; converted into ice, or a solid ma , by the lo of heat or other proce ; concreted. Congeal'edne , n. State of being congealed.-More. Congeal'ing, p . a . Changing into ice, or from a liquid to a solid state; concreting. Congeal'ment, n. Act of congealing; congelation. A clot or concretion; that which is formed by congela tion. "Tell them your feats, whilst they with joyful tears Wash the congealment from your wounds." - Shaks. Con'ger, Con'ger-eel, n. (Zool.) See EEL. Con'geries, n. sing. and pl . [Lat., from congero , to bring together- con , and gero , to bear, carry, or bring.] A heap, pile, or ma ; a collection of several particles or small bodies in one ma or aggregate. Conges'tion, n. [Fr.; Lat. congestio , from congero , I ama .] ( Med .) When there is an unnatural accumu- lati on of blood in the capillary ve els of any part of the sanguiferous system, the organ in which it takes place is said to suffer under congestion ; it induces a mor- bid condition of the ve els of the part affected, which when once established is difficult of removal. Conges- tion of the brain, liver, or lungs is a frequent effect of fevers, though generally consequent upon a previous morbid condition of the organs. Congest'ive, a . Indicating congestion, or an accumu- lati on of blood in some part of the body. Con'gius, n . ( Antiq .) A Roman liquid measure, which contained 6 sextarii, or the 8th part of the amphora= 5-9471 pints Eng. In the early times of the Roman re- public the congius was the usual measure of oil or wine, which was, on certain occasions, distributed among the people; and thus congiarium became a name for liberal donations to the people in general, whether consisting of oil, wine, corn, money, or other things; while dona- tions made to the soldiers were called donativa . ( Med .) A profe ional term for a gallon, or four quarts; often written cong. Conglacia'tion, n. Same as CONGELATION, q. v. Conglobate, a . [Lat. con glob at us - con , and globo , globatus , from globus , a ball or globe.] Formed or gathered into a ball or globe. -v. a. To gather, collect, or form into a ball, or hard round substance. form. Conglobately, adv . In a spherical form. Congloba'tion, n. Act of forming into a ball; a round body. Conglob'ulate, v. n. [Lat. con , and globulus , dim in. of globus .] To gather into a little round ma or globule. Cong'let on, a town of England, co. Chester, on the Dane, 8 m. S.W. of Macclesfield. Manf . Silks, ribbons, and cottons. Рор . 12,981. Conglom'erate, v. a. [Fr. conglomérer; Lat. con- glomero , conglomeratus , from con , and glomus , glomeris , a ball or clue.] To roll, wind, or gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a round ma . -n. (Geol.) A rock made up of rounded fragments of various rocks cemented together and re-formed. Con- glomerates are sometimes called PUDDING-STONES, q. v. The cementing medium of a C. may be carbonate of lime, silica, or oxide of iron. Sometimes the cement is strong enough to hold the stones and rocks together so firmly that they break more readily than the cement. Conglomerates are of no special geological age, but are met with in various formations. -a. Rolled, gathered, or wound into a ball or round body. (Anat.) Applied to glands which are made up of many small glands, the ducts of which unite into one, as the salivary glands. ( Bot .) Thickly clustered; crowded together. Con glomera'tion, n. Act of conglomerating; state of being conglomerated; collection; accumulation. Conglutinant, a . Gluing together; uniting; healing. -n. (Med.) A healing medicine; one that tends to unite parts disjointed by accident. England, the sovereign's writ or license the dean and chapter to choose a bishop in the time of vacancy of the see; a mere formal proceeding.