Natural Phenomenon or Process
freezing
freez·ing [ free-zing ]
Definitions related to freezing:
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Conversion of a liquid into a solid by the removal of heat from it; for a given pressure, this occurs at a fixed temperature in a pure substance.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Liquids transforming into solids by the removal of heat.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The act or event which causes the transition from a liquid to solid matter phase.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The process whereby cold changes the water component from a liquid to a solid.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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