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unthawed

unthawed

1 7.8
Still frozen and not ready to cook or use
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈθɔd/
translation icon : congelado
  • The recipe calls for unthawed shrimp, so don't let them sit out for too long before using them.

It allows the roots to to to stay nice and unthawed.

Examples

  • I forgot to take the chicken out of the freezer, so it was still unthawed when I started cooking.

  • When I use frozen blueberries, I use them unthawed, and sometimes replace some of the ice (about 1/4 to 1/3) with water, just to help the mixture blend more smoothly.

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  • She checked the vegetables and realized they were still unthawed, so she left them out to warm up.

Synonyms

frozen
vsunthawed
1 1.0

Kept in a freezer to stay fresh

is about food still solid because of cold rather than preservation
unmelted
vsunthawed
1 3.7

Still solid and not changed into liquid

focuses on being solid because of cold rather than general solidity

Antonyms

thawed
1.0

No longer frozen because it has warmed up

How Thawed

melted
1.0
thawed
1.0
unthawed
1 7.8
frozen
1 1.0

Surface Forms

unthawed positive

Morphology

unthawed = thawed (transparent) = un + thaw + ed

The prefix 'un-' productively negates the adjective 'thawed', yielding 'not thawed' in a straightforward way.

Etymology

Unthawed is made of the prefix un- ('not') and thawed, from thaw which means 'to melt' or 'become warm'. So unthawed means 'not melted' and is still frozen, like food taken straight from the freezer.