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quick-freeze

3.8

A machine or process that makes food very cold quickly to keep its taste and vitamins

noun
/kwɪk-friːz/

Specialized

: congelación rápida

During shipment the strawberries underwent a rapid quick-freeze to keep their color and vitamins intact.

Examples

The factory installed a new quick-freeze that reduced processing time and preserved delicate textures.
Research shows that the quick-freeze process locks in nutrients more effectively than gradual freezing.
The quick-freeze method helps maintain food quality.
They use a quick-freeze machine in the factory.
The factory installed a new quick-freeze that reduced processing time and preserved delicate textures.
Research shows that the quick-freeze process locks in nutrients more effectively than gradual freezing.
During shipment, the strawberries underwent a rapid quick-freeze to keep their color and vitamins intact.

Synonyms

infrigidation

vsquick-freeze

Specialized

9.9

To cool or freeze food to keep it fresh

is a rapid cooling method or machine that preserves texture and flavor

How Fast

to flash-freeze

Specialized

1 5.3

quick-freeze

Specialized

3.8

deep freeze

2 6.0

Surface Forms

quick-freeze singular

quick-freezes plural

Morphology

quick-freeze = quick + freeze (transparent) = quick + freeze

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'quick' and 'freeze', referring to freezing something rapidly.

Etymology

Quick-freeze is named from quick 'fast' and freeze 'to make very cold', and it means a fast freezing process or the machine that freezes food quickly so the food keeps its texture, color, and vitamins.