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| ice cube |
one of the small, usually cube-shaped, pieces of ice made by freezing water in a divided tray, which may be added to drinks or packed around things to keep them cold; ice. |
| icicle |
a tapered spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water. |
| mulch |
a loose thin cover, esp. of organic matter such as leaves or manure, placed over or around the base of plants and shrubs to control evaporation, freezing, or weeds, or to fertilize the roots. [1/2 definitions] |
| nitrogen |
nitrogen chilled below -196 degrees Celsius so that it is a liquid, used as a refrigerant and quick-freezing agent. [1/3 definitions] |
| nonfreezing |
combined form of freezing. |
| Reaumur |
denoting or of a temperature scale in which the freezing point of water is zero degrees and its boiling point is eighty degrees. |
| refrigerant |
freezing, cooling, or refrigerating. [1/2 definitions] |
| sleet |
freezing rain. [2 definitions] |
| subfreezing |
of a temperature, below the freezing point. |
| supercool |
to cool (a liquid) to a temperature below freezing without solidifying or crystallizing it. |
| water ice |
ice formed only from freezing water, and not by compression of snow. [1/2 definitions] |
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