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

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

I have put our iron bottles containing water into this freezing mixture, that you may see what happens.

From The Chemical History of a Candle by Crookes, William, Sir

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

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

In some cases ice or a freezing mixture may be required to effect condensation.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various