freezing mixture

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noun

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

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freezing mixture

By means of a thermometer the temperature is indicated, and when it shows a very low temperature, the behavior of the oil, subject to this freezing mixture, may be observed and noted.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Union takes place at once, and the strongly fuming sulphur trioxide escapes from the jet at the end of the tube, and may be condensed by surrounding the receiving tube with a freezing mixture.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

The temperature of production of the cryohydrate is identical with the lowest temperature which can be produced on employing a mixture of ice and the salt as a freezing mixture or cryogen.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various

Allow three parts of the ice to one part of salt for the freezing mixture and four parts of ice to one part salt for the packing mixture.

From Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions by Wilson, Mary A.

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