overcooled
Excessively made frigid
Overcooled describes something that has been cooled too much or beyond the desired temperature.
A room might be overcooled by aggressive air conditioning, leaving occupants shivering: The theater was so overcooled I wished I'd brought a sweater.
In technical contexts, overcooled can describe a liquid cooled below its freezing point without solidifying—a supercooled state.
Low-temperature biological preservation
- deep-freezeUltra-cold storage unit
- refrigerationHeat removal for preservation
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- cryogenicsUltralow temperature science
cryonics · subzero · specimen · biological · supercooled
Involuntary bodily trembling
- chilledMade or kept cold
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
clammy · shuddering · stiffness · freezing · frigid · icy · bitter · piercing
Made or kept cold
- briskQuick and invigorating
- invigoratingImparting fresh energy
- crispFirm and breakable
- ice-coldExtremely chilled
refreshing · revitalizing · slushy · frosted
Split in hard material
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- snapSudden sharp sound
- brittleLiable to shatter
fragile · tempered · glassy · crystalline · rigid · breakable
Liquid chilled below freezing
- metastableStable but not permanently
- nucleationInitial cluster formation
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- undercoolingLiquid below freezing point
thermodynamics · solidification · subcooling · refrigerant · HVAC · condenser · coolant · thermal
cryopreservation
Low-temperature biological preservation
- deep-freezeUltra-cold storage unit
- refrigerationHeat removal for preservation
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
cryogenics · cryonics · subzero · specimen · biological · supercooled
shivering
Involuntary bodily trembling
- chilledMade or kept cold
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
- numbnessLoss of sensation
hypothermia · clammy · shuddering · stiffness · freezing · frigid · icy · bitter · piercing · uncomfortable
chilled
Made or kept cold
- briskQuick and invigorating
- invigoratingImparting fresh energy
- crispFirm and breakable
ice-cold · refreshing · revitalizing · slushy · frosted
fracture
Split in hard material
brittle · fragile · tempered · glassy · crystalline · rigid · breakable
supercooling
Liquid chilled below freezing
- metastableStable but not permanently
- nucleationInitial cluster formation
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
undercooling · thermodynamics · solidification · subcooling · refrigerant · HVAC · condenser · coolant · thermal
overcooledoverheated
Excessively warm
too hot · superheated · scorching · boiling · sweltering