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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freezing mixture

A freezing mixture of salt and snow was placed on a table.

From Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various

The engineer mixed the nitric acid with the glycerine, which latter had been previously concentrated by evaporation in a water-bath, and without employing any freezing mixture, obtained many pints of an oily yellow liquid.

From The Mysterious Island by White, Stephen W.

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

From Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 by Tyndall, John

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

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

This fact has been determined by confining water in a close vessel and putting it under pressure and subjecting it to a freezing mixture, and by this means determining the freezing point under such conditions.

From Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. by Gray, Elisha