: of a purity marked by the tendency to readily solidify in the form of ice-like crystals
glacial acetic acid
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: of, relating to, or being any of those parts of geologic time from Precambrian onward when a much larger portion of the earth was covered by glaciers than at present
Progress on the bill has been glacial. a glacial weather front coming down from Canada will bring freezing temperatures this weekend
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