2. To unite in one body or product; to combine into one body or community; as, vapors coalesce. The Jews were incapable of coalescing with other nations. Campbell. Certain combinations of ideas that, once coalescing, could not be shaken loose. De Quincey.
Syn.
— See Add.
COALESCENCE
Co`a*les"cence, n.
Defn: The act or state of growing together, as similar parts; the act of uniting by natural affinity or attraction; the state of being united; union; concretion.
COALESCENT
Co`a*les"cent, a. Etym: [L. coalescens, p. pr.]
Defn: Growing together; cohering, as in the organic cohesion of similar parts; uniting.
COALFISH Coal"fish`, n. Etym: [Named from the dark color of the back.] (Zoöl.) (a) The pollock; — called also, coalsey, colemie, colmey, coal whiting, etc. See Pollock. (b) The beshow or candlefish of Alaska. (c) The cobia.
COALGOOSE
Coal"goose`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The cormorant; — so called from its black color.
COALITE
Co"a*lite, v. i. Etym: [L. coalitus, p. p. of coalescere. See
Coalesce.]