Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freezer burn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: freez-er burn
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition that occurs when frozen food has been damaged by dehydration and oxidation due to air reaching the food.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The term first appears c. 1929 in the scientific journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

Usage

Inflected Forms

freezer burns (plural)

Questions

What does freezer burn mean?: A condition that occurs when frozen food has been damaged by dehydration and oxidation due to air reaching the food.
Where does freezer burn come from?: The term first appears c. 1929 in the scientific journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

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