n. The act or process of congealing; the state of being congealed; the process of passing, or the act of converting, from a fluid to a solid state; solidification; specifically, the process of freezing or the state of being frozen.n. That which is or has been congealed or solidified; a concretion; a coagulation.The deposition of a mineral substance, as from an aqueous solution, either in crystals or otherwise: used particularly in regard to the formation of stalactites.