REFRIGERATION

refrigeration

(noun) deliberately lowering the body’s temperature for therapeutic purposes; “refrigeration by immersing the patient’s body in a cold bath”

refrigeration, infrigidation

(noun) the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

refrigeration (countable and uncountable, plural refrigerations)

The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.

The process of preserving something by cooling.

(medicine) The cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*frig`er*a"tion (-"shn), n. Etym: [Cf. F. réfrigération, L. refrigeratio.]

Definition: The act or process of refrigerating or cooling, or the state of being cooled.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IDENTIFY

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