refrozen
Melted and rechilled
Refrozen describes something that has been frozen again after thawing.
The term appears most often with food: refrozen meat, refrozen vegetables.
Food safety guidelines generally advise against refreezing thawed items, as the process can degrade texture and promote bacterial growth.
The refrozen berries turned to mush.
Returned from frozen state
- spoilageFood degradation process
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
- textureSurface tactile quality
- meal-prepPreparing food in advance
microwaveable · reheatable · expiration · shelf-life · storage · safety · contamination · bulk-buying
Frozen or unfriendly
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- chilledMade or kept cold
- solidifiedMade firm, not fluid
hardened · crystallized · re-iced · wintry · bitter · polar · arctic · numbing
Slow-moving ice mass
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- icebergFloating glacial fragment
- floeDrifting sea ice
- ice-shelfFloating glacial extension
ice-cap · Arctic · Antarctica · cryosphere · meltwater · thaw · albedo · glaciology
thawed
Returned from frozen state
meal-prep · microwaveable · reheatable · expiration · shelf-life · storage · safety · contamination · bulk-buying · convenience
icy
Frozen or unfriendly
solidified · hardened · crystallized · re-iced · wintry · bitter · polar · arctic · numbing · recongealed
glacier
Slow-moving ice mass
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- icebergFloating glacial fragment
- floeDrifting sea ice
ice-shelf · ice-cap · Arctic · Antarctica · cryosphere · meltwater · thaw · albedo · glaciology · polar
refrozenthawed
Returned from frozen state
melted · unfrozen · defrosted · room temperature · warmed
refrozenfresh
Newly made, not stale
farm-fresh · freshly picked · unprocessed · raw · pristine
freeze, frozen, frost, frosty, freezing, frosting, freezer, frosted, defrost