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freezer burn

freezer burn noun: a condition that occurs when frozen food has been damaged by dehydration and oxidation due to air reaching the food.

Noun

freezer burn (countable and uncountable, plural freezer burns)

  1. A condition that occurs when frozen food has been damaged by dehydration and oxidation due to air reaching the food.

Forms of freezer burn

pluralfreezer burns

Origin of freezer burn

The term first appears c. 1929 in the scientific journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

Questions about freezer burn

What does freezer burn mean?
Freezer burn means a condition that occurs when frozen food has been damaged by dehydration and oxidation due to air reaching the food.
What part of speech is freezer burn?
Freezer burn is a noun.
What is the plural of freezer burn?
The plural of freezer burn is freezer burns.

Words near freezer burn in the dictionary

  1. freezer
  2. freezer bag
  3. freezer bags
  4. freezer block
  5. freezer blocks
  6. freezer burn
  7. freezer burns
  8. freezer cooking
  9. freezer paper
  10. freezer papers
  11. freezer ship

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