conglaciation

English

Noun

conglaciation (countable and uncountable, plural conglaciations)

1. (archaic) The act or process of changing into ice; a freezing or congelation.
   • 1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:

     The artificial experiment of conglaciation of water by Ice with black salt.

   • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

     And remained in a fluid body, it was a subject very unapt for proper conglaciation.
     No other doth properly conglaciate but water: for the determination of quicksilver is properly fixation, and that of milk coagulation.