Etymology

Mpemba effect

Today it means: The supposed tendency of warmer (and/or previously warmed) liquids or colloids (especially water) to freeze more quickly than cooler ones under at least some conditions. Full definition →

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Named after Tanzanian student Erasto Mpemba, who published on the topic in the 1960s.

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