quick-frozen
Because it is a word with a single syllable, quick-frozen is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofquick-frozen
- To rapidly reduce the temperature of something to below the freezing point, thereby preserving some aspect of it (such as position or flavor) that would otherwise be lost during the freezing process.
Example: "Sandra liked to buy blueberries that had been quick-frozen, since she thought that their taste was better preserved that way."
- Preserved in an unaltered state, reminiscent of quick-freezing.
Example: "Ed liked to pore through his old photographs, looking back over moments of his life quick-frozen in time."
- Whose temperature has been lowered rapidly to below the freezing point.
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