quick-freeze

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Synonyms: quick, quirk, quack, quice, buick, squick, quik, quick freeze, quich, quica, quic

Antonyms: quick, quirk, quack, quice, buick, squick, quik, quick freeze, quich, quica, quic

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Noun

1. A [[chamber]] or [[device]] in which the temperature may be rapidly lowered to below to freezing point.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[rapidly]] [[reduce]] the [[temperature]] of something to below the [[freezing point]], thereby preserving some aspect of it (such as position or flavor) that would otherwise be lost during the freezing process.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} [[preserve|Preserved]] in an [[unaltered]] state, reminiscent of quick-freezing.

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