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The moment water stops wandering and commits to a crystalline grid.
means The process of a liquid turning solid as cold removes its energy, or simply being unbearably cold.
from From Old English freosan, to turn to ice, rooted in a Proto-Germanic word that also gave us frost and frigid cousins.
Water rebelsIt expands when freezing, unlike most liquids.
Exact linePure water freezes at zero Celsius, by definition.
Salt cheatsAdding salt drags freezing point below zero.
Body slangMeans very cold long before actual ice forms.