freezing

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02523
The conversion of a liquid to a solid by lowering the temperature and/or the application of pressure.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577. 'Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 583 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466030577)