A chamber or device in which the temperature may be rapidly lowered to below to freezing point.
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.
Preserved in an unaltered state, reminiscent of quick-freezing.
To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.
To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly.
To expend; to consume by employing.
To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
To employ; to apply; to utilize.
To exploit.
To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.
To suggest or request that other people employ a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject.
A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
Usefulness, benefit.
The act of using.
A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.
A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.