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Definition of Freezing
1. Noun. The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid.
Exact synonyms: Freeze
Generic synonyms: Chilling, Cooling, Temperature Reduction, Phase Change, Phase Transition, Physical Change, State Change
Specialized synonyms: Freeze-drying, Lyophilisation, Lyophilization, Frost, Icing
Derivative terms: Freeze, Freeze, Freeze, Freeze, Freeze, Freeze
Generic synonyms: Chilling, Cooling, Temperature Reduction, Phase Change, Phase Transition, Physical Change, State Change
Specialized synonyms: Freeze-drying, Lyophilisation, Lyophilization, Frost, Icing
Derivative terms: Freeze, Freeze, Freeze, Freeze, Freeze, Freeze
Definition of Freezing
1. a. Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in manner.
Definition of Freezing
1. freeze [v] - See also: freeze
Medical Definition of Freezing
1. Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in manner. Freezing machine. See Ice machine, under Ice. Freezing mixture, a mixture (of salt and snow or of chemical salts) for producing intense cold. Freezing point, that degree of a thermometer at which a fluid begins to freeze; applied particularly to water, whose freezing point is at 32 deg Fahr, and at 0 deg Centigrade. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)