Part 462

Con*geal"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. congelable.] Capable of being congealed. -- Con*geal"a*ble*ness, n.

Con*geal"ed*ness (?), n. The state of being congealed. Dr. H.More.

Con*geal"ment (?), n. 1. The act or the process of congealing; congeliation.

2. That which is formed by congelation; a clot. [Obs.]

Wash the congealment from your wounds. Shak.

Con"gee (?), n. & v. See CongÚ, Conge. [Obs.]

And unto her his congee came to take. Spenser.

Con*gee" (?), n. 1. [Tamil ka&?;shi boilings.] Boiled rice; rice gruel. [India]

2. A jail; a lockup. [India]

Congee discharges, rice water discharges. Dunglison. -- Congee water, water in which rice has been boiled.

Con`ge*la"tion (?), n. [F. congÚlation, L. congelatio.] 1. The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing.

The capillary tubes are obstructed either by outward compression or congelation of the fluid. Arbuthnot.

2. The state of being congealed.

3. That which is congealed.

Sugar plums . . . with a multitude of congelations in jellies of various colors. Taller.

Con"ge*ner (?; 277), n. [From L. congener. See Congenerous.] A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied in nature, character, or action.

The cherry tree has been often grafted on the laurel, to which it is a congener. P. Miller.

Our elk is more polygamous in his habits than any other deer except his congener, the red deer of Europe. Caton.

Con*gen"er*a*cy (?), n. Similarity of origin; affinity. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

{ Con`ge*ner"ic (?), Con`ge*ner"ic*al (?) }, a. Belonging to the same genus; allied in origin, nature, or action. R. Owen.

Con*gen"er*ous (?), a. [L. congener; con- + genus, generis, birth, kind, race. See Genus, and cf. Congener.] Allied in origin or cause; congeneric; as, congenerous diseases. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

-- Con*gen"er*ous*ness, n. [Obs.] Hallywell.

Con*gen"ial (&?;; 106), a. [Pref. con- + genial.] 1. Partaking of the same nature; allied by natural characteristics; kindred; sympathetic.

Congenial souls! whose life one avarice joins. Pope.

2. Naturally adapted; suited to the disposition. "Congenial clime." C. J. Fox.

To defame the excellence with which it has no sympathy . . . is its congenial work. I. Taylor.

Con*ge`ni*al"i*ty (? or ?; 106), n. The state or quality of being congenial; natural affinity; adaptation; suitableness. Sir J. Reynolds.

If congeniality of tastes could have made a marriage happy, that union should have been thrice blessed. Motley.