freezer burn

English

Etymology

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

Noun

freezer burn (countable and uncountable, plural freezer burns)

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

Translations

desiccation caused by being kept in a freezer too long

• Danish: frysebrand (da) c
• Dutch: vriesbrand (nl)
• Finnish: jääpolte (fi)
• French: brûlure de congélation f
• German: Gefrierbrand (de) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fryser brenne

• Spanish: quemadura de congelación (es) f
• Swedish: frysbränna (sv) c