HyperDic: freezing

English > 1 sense of the word freezing:
NOUNprocessfreezing, freezethe withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid / liquid to a solid
freezing > pronunciation
Soundsfriy'zihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > freezing: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningThe withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid / liquid to a solid.
Synonymfreeze
Narrowerfreeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisationA method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure
frost, icingThe formation of frost or ice on a surface
Broadercooling, chilling, temperature reductionThe process of becoming cooler
phase change, phase transition, state change, physical changeA change from one state (solid or liquid / liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
Spanishcongelación, solidificación
Catalancongelació
Verbsfreezechange to ice
freezecause to freeze / freeze
freezechange from a liquid / liquid to a solid when cold
freezebe very cold, below the freezing point

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