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Refrigeration   /rɪfrˌɪdʒərˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Refrigeration

noun
1.
The process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes.  Synonym: infrigidation.
2.
Deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes.



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"Refrigeration" Quotes from Famous Books



... employed, the refrigerating action is produced by the change in physical state from the liquid to the vaporous form. It is, of course, well known that such a change can only be brought about by the acquirement of heat; and for the purpose of refrigeration (by which must be understood the abstraction of heat at temperatures below the normal) it is obvious that, other things being equal, that liquid is the best which has the highest heat of vaporization, because with it the least quantity ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 • Various


Words linked to "Refrigeration" :   cooling, infrigidation, temperature reduction, refrigerate, chilling, therapy, preservation


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