freezing mixture

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

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The M.T. provided us with anti-freezing mixture for the radiators, but the antifreezing cheerfully froze!

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

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But let the freezing mixture continue to act: the falling of the column continues to a certain point; it then ceases.

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The best proportion for a freezing mixture of salt and ice is one part salt to three parts of finely powdered or shaved ice.

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