freezing mixture
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 Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsThe M.T. provided us with anti-freezing mixture for the radiators, but the antifreezing cheerfully froze!
Fanny Goes to War | Pat BeauchampThe freezing mixture has here produced to all appearance the same effect as the flame.
Six Lectures on Light | John TyndallBut let the freezing mixture continue to act: the falling of the column continues to a certain point; it then ceases.
Six Lectures on Light | John TyndallThe best proportion for a freezing mixture of salt and ice is one part salt to three parts of finely powdered or shaved ice.
Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
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