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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb glaciate which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

glacial
  1. of, or relating to glaciers
  2. (figuratively) very slow
  3. cold and icy
  4. having the appearance of ice
  5. cool and unfriendly
  6. Synonyms:
      7. cold, freezing, icy, chilly, wintry, arctic, bitter, frosty, frigid, chill, cool, nippy, gelid, polar, biting, wintery, raw, shivery, numbing, nipping, snappy, coldish, coolish, piercing, algid, frozen, Siberian, cutting, brumal, rimy, frore, antarctic, bone-chilling, ice-cold, sub-zero, bitterly cold, extremely cold, sharp, parky, chilling, bleak, penetrating, icy-cold, crisp, harsh, snowy, stinging, keen, subzero, chilled … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “His sword continued to blaze, its hilt now a shapeless mass of brilliant glacial blue light.”
      “The Duchess gave him a glacial look and moved on.”
glaciogenic
  1. (geography) That give rise to glaciers.
  2. (meteorology) That seed ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.
glacimarine
  1. Describing those parts of the seas that are affected by glaciers and ice sheets etc
glaciomarine
  1. (geology) Describing an environment containing both glacial ice and marine water
glaciofluvial
  1. Pertaining to water flowing on, in, or against glaciers or ice sheets.
  2. Examples:
      3. “The orientation of the Nye channels and sculpted forms and the palaeocurrent direction for the glaciofluvial deposits indicate westward ice flow.”
      “The cores of the ridges are composed of muddy-sandy gravel, interpreted as a reworked ice-marginal deposit dominated by glaciofluvial material.”
      “When the stream or rivers are associated with glaciers, ice sheets, or ice caps, the term glaciofluvial or fluvioglacial is used.”
glaciolacustrine
  1. Of, or pertaining to lakes that are created or fed by glaciers.
glaciered
  1. Of terrain: having glaciers.
glacifluvial
  1. Alternative form of glaciofluvial
  2. Examples:
      3. “Besides meltwater, sediment flux is very important for determining glacifluvial landform type.”
      “Glacifluvial sediment may be found in ice-contact environments or proglacial environments beyond an apron of stagnant ice.”
glacioeustatic
  1. of or pertaining to glacioeustasy
glacierlike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a glacier.
glaciotectonic
  1. Caused by glaciotectonism.
glaciologic
  1. Of or pertaining to glaciology.
glaciological
  1. Of or pertaining to glaciology.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Polar ice shelves are significant and widespread glaciological features in Antarctica.”
      “Since 1702, floods caused by glaciological conditions have repeatedly caused death and destruction in the region.”
      “He was keenly aware of the need to generate a new class of scientists with glaciological training.”
glacierized
  1. Modified by the action of glaciers
glacierless
  1. Without glaciers.
glaciated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of glaciate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. froze, frozen, frosted, iced, iced over, iced up, froze over, frozen over, froze up, frozen up, froze solid, frozen solid, turned into ice, turned to ice, chilled, solidified, hardened, stiffened, congealed, cooled, refrigerated, deep-froze, deep-freezed, deep-frozen, freeze-dried, quick-froze, quick-frozen, packed in ice, put on ice, stored at a low temperature, chilled to the bone, put in the freezer … more
glaciating
  1. present participle of glaciate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. freezing, frosting, icing, icing over, icing up, freezing over, freezing up, freezing solid, turning into ice, turning to ice, chillin, chilling, hardening, solidifying, stiffening, congealing, frosting up, cooling, refrigerating, deep-freezing, freeze-drying, quick-freezing, packing in ice, putting on ice, storing at a low temperature, chilling to the bone, putting in the freezer … more
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