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freezing mixture

noun

  1. a mixture of two substances, usually salt and ice, to give a temperature below 0°C


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In the time of snow, a freezing mixture may easily be made, by mixing a little snow and common salt in a basin near the fire.

The M.T. provided us with anti-freezing mixture for the radiators, but the antifreezing cheerfully froze!

The freezing mixture has here produced to all appearance the same effect as the flame.

But let the freezing mixture continue to act: the falling of the column continues to a certain point; it then ceases.

The best proportion for a freezing mixture of salt and ice is one part salt to three parts of finely powdered or shaved ice.

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