quick-freez|ing

quick-freez|ing: quick-freez|ing «KWIHK FREE zihng», noun.

a process in which food is subjected to rapid freezing before storage at freezing temperatures, in order to prevent the formation of ice crystals which damage the cells of some foods and cause them to leak their natural fluids during defrosting: »Quick-freezing might be considered to be any process that freezes food fast enough to prevent spoilage and that causes a minimum change in food cells (John T. Nickerson).

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de|hy|dro|freez|ing — «dee HY droh FREE zihng», noun. efu>a process for preserving fruits and vegetables by partial dehydration and quick freezing … Useful english dictionary
quick-freeze — quick′ freeze′ v. t. froze, fro•zen, freez•ing coo to freeze (food) rapidly so that it can be stored at freezing temperatures • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
sharp-freeze — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : quick freeze * * * /shahrp freez /, v.t., sharp froze, sharp frozen, sharp freezing. quick freeze. [1940 45] * * * sharp freeze «SHAHRP FREEZ», transitive verb, froze, fro|zen, freez| … Useful english dictionary
freeze — [[t]friz[/t]] v. froze, fro•zen, freez•ing, n. 1) phs to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat 2) phs to become hard or stiffened because of loss of heat 3) to suffer the effects… … From formal English to slang
deep-freeze — [[t]ˈdipˈfriz[/t]] v. t. freezed froze, freezed fro•zen, freez•ing 1) coo to quick freeze (food) 2) cvb to store in a frozen state • Etymology: 1945–50, amer … From formal English to slang
flash-freeze — flash′ freeze′ v. t. froze, fro•zen, freez•ing cvb coo quick freeze … From formal English to slang

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