凍とう結けつ融ゆう解かい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

freezing and thawing; freeze-thaw

Technical term used in fields such as materials science, food processing, and geoscience. Often refers to a deliberate process or a natural cycle.

• 凍とう結けつ融ゆう解かいを繰くり返かえすと、食しょく品ひんの品ひん質しつが落おちることがある。

  Repeated freezing and thawing can degrade the quality of food.

• この実じっ験けんでは、試し料りょうに凍とう結けつ融ゆう解かい処しょ理りを施ほどこした。

  In this experiment, the samples were subjected to a freeze-thaw treatment.