quick-frozen

adjective

as in supercooled

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Recent Examples of quick-frozen During the individually quick-frozen process in which foods are passed through a freezing chamber, berries are picked at peak freshness, washed and frozen, sealing in the nutrients, experts said. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quick-frozen
  1. supercooled
  2. refrigerated
  3. iced
  4. refrozen
  5. chilled
Adjective
  • The liquid is trapped — or corralled — and can remain liquid far into the supercooled zone.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of supercooled
Adjective
  • It is also designed to fit almost any dry van or refrigerated trailer.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Some refrigerated and frozen food display cases remained out of service Tuesday.
    — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of refrigerated
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  • The Star had order #1640, a large iced Coach tiramisu latte with oat milk, which came with a cookie on the lid.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Inside, Goodman introduced me to his wife, Anna Beth, who had set out cake and iced tea, and their golden retriever, Birdie.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of iced
Adjective
  • For best results, reapply when the surface feels slippery or shows a cloudy, refrozen layer.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026
  • If the freezer has remained below 40 degrees and ice crystals are still inside, the food can be refrozen.
    — Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Definition of refrozen
Adjective
  • Transferring super-chilled cryogenic propellants between two vehicles in Earth orbit has never been done before.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • At one point, Coover pulled the cover off a super-chilled metallic cylinder labeled big baby main.
    — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of chilled

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