1.
solidification; coagulation; freezing
the process of a liquid becoming solid, or blood clotting
水は零度で凝固する。
Water solidifies at zero degrees.
血液の凝固を防ぐ薬を飲んでいる。
I'm taking medicine to prevent blood clotting.
この油は低温で凝固しやすい。
This oil easily solidifies at low temperatures.
SCIENTIFIC TERM:
凝固 is used in both physics and medicine.
PHYSICS:
- 凝固点 - freezing point, solidification point
- 融解 - melting (opposite process)
MEDICAL:
- 血液凝固 - blood coagulation
- 凝固因子 - clotting factor
- 抗凝固薬 - anticoagulant
VERB FORM:
凝固する - to solidify, to coagulate