below the freezing point
1freezing point — Physical Chem. the temperature at which a liquid freezes: The freezing point of water is 32°F, 0°C. [1740 50] * * * Temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid. When the pressure surrounding the liquid is increased, the freezing point is raised …
2freezing point — freezing points also freezing point 1) N UNCOUNT: usu above/below/to N Freezing point is 0° Celsius, the temperature at which water freezes. Freezing point is often used when talking about the weather. The temperature remained below freezing… …
3freezing point depression — the depression of the freezing point of a solution below that of the pure solvent, proportional to the concentration of the solute in the solvent; see also osmolality …
4Freezing-point depression — This article deals with melting and freezing point depression due to mixture of another compound. For depression due to small particle size, see melting point depression. Freezing point depression describes the phenomenon in which the freezing… …
5freezing — freezingly, adv. /free zing/, adj. 1. (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point. 2. extremely or uncomfortably cold; chilled: We were both freezing and welcomed the hot cocoa. 3. beginning to freeze or partially frozen; in… …
6freezing mixture — noun a mixture of substances (usually salt and ice) to obtain a temperature below the freezing point of water • Hypernyms: ↑mixture * * * noun Etymology: freezing from gerund of freeze (I) : a mixture (as of salt and ice or of dry ice and… …
7freezing point — noun the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid • Syn: ↑melting point • Hypernyms: ↑temperature …
8freezing — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a temperature below 0°C. 2) informal very cold. 3) (of fog or rain) consisting of droplets which freeze rapidly on contact with a surface. ► NOUN ▪ the freezing point of water (0°C) …
9freezing — adjective 1》 below 0°C. ↘very cold. 2》 (of fog or rain) consisting of droplets which freeze rapidly on contact with a surface. noun the freezing point of water (0°C) …
10Fractional freezing — is a process used in process engineering and chemistry to separate two liquids with different melting points. It can be done by partial melting of a solid, for example in zone refining of silicon or metals, or by partial crystallization of a… …