Need another word that means the same as “congeal”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “congeal” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Congeal” are: jell, set, coagulate, clot, cake, solidify, harden, thicken, stiffen, dry, gel, concentrate
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “congeal” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| cake | (of a thick or sticky substance) dry or harden into a solid mass. His clothes were caked in mud. |
| clot | Form or cause to form clots. A blood protein known as factor VIII clots blood. |
| coagulate | Cause (a fluid) to change to a solid or semi-solid state. Coagulated blood. |
| concentrate | Compress or concentrate. The nation s wealth was concentrated in the hands of the governing elite. |
| dry | Remove the moisture from and make dry. Dry clothes. |
| gel | Apply gel to the hair. Short gelled hair. |
| harden | Cause to accept or become hardened to habituate. She hardened her heart. |
| jell | (of a project or idea) take a definite form or begin to work well. We went out there and tried to win but we just didn t jell. |
| set | Set in type. The Home Secretary set in motion a review of the law. |
| solidify | Make solid or more solid cause to solidify. Social and political pressures helped to solidify national identities. |
| stiffen | Become stiff or stiffer. He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room. |
| thicken | Make viscous or dense. Thicken the sauce with flour. |
| ancestry | The evolutionary or genetic line of descent of an animal or plant. He was proud of his Irish ancestry. |
| antigen | Any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies. |
| blood | Blood samples or tests. A mixed blood. |
| circulation | Movement to and fro or around something, especially that of fluid in a closed system. Three 20 minute sessions a week which make you breathe a bit harder can improve circulation. |
| clog | Dance a clog dance. The market is being clogged by these operations. |
| clot | Form or cause to form clots. A clot of dead leaves. |
| coagulant | An agent that produces coagulation. An injection of blood coagulant. |
| coagulate | Change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state. Blood had coagulated round the edges of the gash. |
| coagulation | The process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid. A supplement that inhibits blood coagulation. |
| consanguineous | Relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor. Consanguineous marriages may give rise to recessive syndromes. |
| erythrocyte | A red blood cell, which (in humans) is typically a biconcave disc without a nucleus. Erythrocytes contain the pigment haemoglobin, which imparts the red colour to blood, and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues. |
| genealogy | The study and tracing of lines of descent. The genealogies of the kings of Mercia. |
| gladiator | (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat. |
| hemoglobin | A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues. Fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals. |
| inhibitor | A thing which inhibits someone or something. |
| intercellular | Located between cells. Intercellular spaces. |
| jell | (of a project or idea) take a definite form or begin to work well. He decided to do a different film that would jell at the box office. |
| jugular | Of the neck or throat. He always goes for the jugular. |
| leukocyte | Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body’s defense system. |
| lipid | An oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates. |
| milk | Any of several nutritive milklike liquids. I am milking this for all it s worth. |
| parentage | The state of being a parent. This ice cream boasts American parentage. |
| plasma | A fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons leaving a highly electrified. Particles in space exist in the form of a plasma. |
| primogenitor | An ancestor in the direct line. |
| progenitor | A person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent. His children were the progenitors of many of Scotland s noble families. |
| serum | The blood serum of an animal used to provide immunity to a pathogen or toxin by inoculation or as a diagnostic agent. Doctors treated the bites of carpet vipers with serum produced from local snakes. |
| solid | Of good quality and condition solidly built. A solid mass of flowers. |
| tourniquet | A device for stopping the flow of blood through a vein or artery, typically by compressing a limb with a cord or tight bandage. |
| transfuse | Pour out of one vessel into another. It is usual to transfuse blood screened for cytomegalovirus. |
| transfusion | The introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery. Major bleeding necessitating transfusions. |
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