Freezing
A technical term for the particular state of molten metal when it is losing its fluidity, or changing from the liquid to the solid state. See CONGEAL; SETTING.
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A technical term for the particular state of molten metal when it is losing its fluidity, or changing from the liquid to the solid state. See CONGEAL; SETTING.