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pre-freeze

5.7

A short time of making something very cold before long storage

noun
/priːˈfriːz/

: precongelación

A quick pre-freeze helps prevent large ice crystals from forming in the food.

Examples

Before long-term storage, the lab always does a pre-freeze to protect sensitive materials.
The technician performed a pre-freeze to stabilize the tissue samples before the main preservation process.
The chef decided to use a pre-freeze method for the fruits.
This pre-freeze technique helps maintain the flavor.
The technician performed a pre-freeze to stabilize the tissue samples before the main preservation process.
A quick pre-freeze helps prevent large ice crystals from forming in the food.
Before long-term storage, the lab always does a pre-freeze to protect sensitive materials.

Synonyms

freeze

vspre-freeze

43 1.4

A time when it is cold enough for water to turn to ice

is a short first cold step before the main long solidifying event

freezing

vspre-freeze

29 1.6

A change when a liquid turns into a solid because it gets very cold

is a short early cold step rather than a full solidification process

refrigeration

vspre-freeze

Specialized

20 3.5

Cooling or freezing food to keep it fresh

is a short preliminary cold step before longer preservation or storage

infrigidation

vspre-freeze

Specialized

9.9

To cool or freeze food to keep it fresh

is a brief initial cold step before longer preservation or storage

Surface Forms

pre-freeze singular

pre-freezes plural

Morphology

pre-freeze = freeze (transparent) = pre + freeze

The prefix 'pre-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'before', yielding a freezing stage that comes before the main one.

Etymology

Pre-freeze is formed from pre- 'before' and freeze, so as a noun it names a short, first freezing step. That's why a pre-freeze is a quick freeze done before the main freezing to help protect texture and stop large ice crystals.