Frozen to an extremely low temperature, usually for long-term storage of food or biological materials.
From 'deep' (Old English 'deop') + 'frozen' (past participle of 'freeze', from Old English 'freosan'). The compound emerged in the 20th century as industrial freezing technology developed.
This word represents a scientific breakthrough—deep freezing can preserve biological samples for decades, which is why scientists store DNA, seeds, and blood samples this way. It's basically time-travel for food!
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