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Soheil1 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Thaw

Hi.
What's the difference between food being 'defrosted' and it being 'thawed'?

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The end result is the same. Usually, we use "defrosting" in the context of an oven or microwave, that is, thawing by artificial means. "Thawing" is usually leaving something frozen out in natural ambient air, or moving the frozen food from the freezer to refridgerator.

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  • The end result is the same.
  • Usually, we use "defrosting" in the context of an oven or microwave, that is, thawing by artificial means.
  • "Thawing" is usually leaving something frozen out in natural ambient air, or moving the frozen food from the freezer to refridgerator.
  • The river thaws in the springtime.
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The end result is the same.

Usually, we use "defrosting" in the context of an oven or microwave, that is, thawing by artificial means.
"Thawing" is usually leaving something frozen out in natural ambient air, or moving the frozen food from the freezer to refridgerator.

The river thaws in the springtime.
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What about 'unfreeze and other synonyms?
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soheil1unfreeze
To my knowledge that is only used in context of your computer freezing up, or in economics contexts.
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