New ice

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Term: New ice
Definition: A general term for recently formed ice that includes frazil ice, grease ice, slush, and shuga. Theses types of ice are composed of ice crystals that are only weakly frozen together (if at all) and have a definite form only while they are afloat.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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