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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The state of being algid; chilliness; coldness.

Wiktionary

  1. n. medicine The state of being algid.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Med.) Chilliness; coldness. coldness and collapse.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure

Examples

  • “While the refrigerator was kept warm enough to prevent the deterioration of veins and arteries, its algidity nonetheless dictated a ten-hour thawing before the onset of embalming.”

    Simon & Schuster: Body of Knowledge

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  1. chilliness
  1. coldness

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  1. prostration
  1. collapse

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  1. algidness

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