quick-freeze
[ kwik-freez ]
/ ˈkwɪkˈfriz /
verb (used with object), quick-froze, quick-fro·zen, quick-freez·ing.
to freeze (cooked or uncooked food) rapidly, permitting it to be stored almost indefinitely at freezing temperatures.
Also called
flash-freeze,
sharp-freeze.
Origin of quick-freeze
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby quick-freeze
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quick-cure resin,
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quick-setting,
quick-tempered,
quick-witted,
quicken,
quickening
British Dictionary definitions for quick-freeze
quick-freeze
verb -freezes, -freezing, -froze or -frozen
(tr)
to preserve (food) by subjecting it to rapid refrigeration at temperatures of 0°C or lower