frazil (ice)

frazil (ice)
frazil (ice) or frazil [frāz′il, frə zil′ ]
n.
CdnFr frasil < Fr fraisil, charcoal cinders, altered (prob. after fraiser, to ruffle) < OFr faisil < VL * facīlis < L fax (gen. facis), a torch < IE base * ĝhwok-, to gleam, glow
tiny, round or pointed ice crystals formed in supercooled waters and prevented from coagulating by turbulence

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