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quick-freeze

American  
[kwik-freez] / ˈkwɪkˈfriz /

verb (used with object)

quick-froze, quick-frozen, quick-freezing

  1. to freeze (cooked or uncooked food) rapidly, permitting it to be stored almost indefinitely at freezing temperatures.

quick-freeze British  

verb

  1. (tr) to preserve (food) by subjecting it to rapid refrigeration at temperatures of 0°C or lower

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Etymology

Origin of quick-freeze

First recorded in 1925–30

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