freezing mixture

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The lowest temperature attainable by means of a freezing mixture is the temperature of the F.P. of the corresponding cryohydrate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

The whole is then suspended to the under side of the cover of the refrigerating vessel, which may be cooled either by filling it with a freezing mixture, or by the evaporation of ether.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

A cheap and powerful freezing mixture may be made by pulverizing Glauber's salts finely, and placing it level at the bottom of a glass vessel.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 372, May 30, 1829 by Various

The solution should be allowed to cool gradually, and should finally be chilled in a freezing mixture.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

Thus a more complex experiment was set up to test a wider range of citrate levels using 16 and 24 percent egg yolk in the final freezing mixture.

From Preservation of Bull Semen at Sub-Zero Temperatures by Friedman, M. E.