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quick-freeze

[kwik-freez]
–verb (used with object), -froze, -fro⋅zen, -freez⋅ing.
to freeze (cooked or uncooked food) rapidly, permitting it to be stored almost indefinitely at freezing temperatures.


Origin:
1925–30
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quick-freeze   (kwĭk'frēz')
tr.v.   quick-froze (-frōz'), quick-fro·zen (-frō'zən), quick-freez·ing, quick-freez·es
To freeze (food) by a process sufficiently rapid to retain natural flavor, nutritional value, or other properties.
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