The term 'about freezing' can be summarized by the crossword solution 'cryonic, ' which is a seven-letter word. Cryonics is the practice of preserving a human body at very low temperatures in order to potentially revive them in the future. It is based on the idea that if a person's body is preserved at a low enough temperature, their cells will not decay and they can be revived when technology advances enough to do so.