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refreezing

refreezing noun: the act or process of something freezing again after it has thawed or melted. Also the present participle and gerund of refreeze.

Noun

refreezing (countable and uncountable, plural refreezings)

  1. The act or process of something freezing again after it has thawed or melted.
    • Dr. Maclinn goes on to endorse the refreezing of fully thawed food, provided it doesn't actually stink, and Dr. D.G. Guadagni of the USDA at Berkeley is quoted as saying, "If the package gets soft once or twice, it shouldn't matter. Actually, it could get soft several times but it might not taste...1977, John L. Hess, Karen Hess, The Taste of America, page 50

Also used as

refreezing is also the present participle and gerund of refreeze.

Forms of refreezing

pluralrefreezings

Questions about refreezing

What does refreezing mean?
Refreezing means the act or process of something freezing again after it has thawed or melted.
What part of speech is refreezing?
Refreezing is a noun.
What is the plural of refreezing?
The plural of refreezing is refreezings.

Words near refreezing in the dictionary

  1. refrangibility
  2. refrangible
  3. refrangibleness
  4. refreeze
  5. refreezes
  6. refreezing
  7. refreezings
  8. refrein
  9. refreins
  10. refrenation
  11. refrenations

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