freezing
Noun
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The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid (synset 113505847)
is a type of:
- chilling, cooling, temperature reduction - the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
- phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change - a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
subtypes:- freeze-drying, lyophilisation, lyophilization - a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
- frost, icing - the formation of frost or ice on a surface
same as: freeze
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