/ Dictionary / Index F freeze etching: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: freeze' etch"ing Pronunciation: [key] — Biol. Biol. the preparation of material for electron microscopic study by freeze fracturing and then subliming a layer of ice crystals from the fractured plane to expose the natural surfaces. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. freeze-etch freeze-fracture Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philtrum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language