unmelted

adjective

un·​melt·​ed ˌən-ˈmel-təd How to pronounce unmelted (audio)
: not melted
unmelted ice cream

Examples of unmelted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Put the tablespoon of unmelted butter in an 8-inch square metal pan or ceramic baking dish. Becky Krystal, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 Its vacuum insulation ensures your ice stays unmelted, your drink stays frigid, and every sip is as satisfying as the first one. Grace Smith, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024 Take any unmelted cure and rub it back into the fillet, then flip the fillet over, with the skin side now up. Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023 Meanwhile the outside of the planetesimal would have been chilled by the cold of space, and cold rock and dust from our solar system's primitive disk would have kept adding to this unmelted rind. Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016 Allende's parent planetesimal retained this primitive unmelted surface rind because it was chilled by the coldness of space and because dust in the cool protoplanetary disk continued to attach to it over time. Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016 Remove any unmelted ice cubes, then drain well. BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2021 When there are a few unmelted pieces, remove from heat and stir. Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2023 Another, beside a woodpile, wore a sheepskin-and-leather jacket that was speckled with unmelted snow. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1550, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unmelted was circa 1550

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“Unmelted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmelted. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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