refrigeration
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re·frig·er·ate
(rĭ-frĭj′ə-rāt′)tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates
1. To cool or chill (a substance).
2. To preserve (food) by chilling.
[Latin refrīgerāre, refrīgerāt- : re-, re- + frīgerāre, to make cool (from frīgus, frīgor-, coldness).]
re·frig′er·a′tion n.
re·frig′er·a′tive, re·frig′er·a·to′ry (-ər-ə-tôr′ē) adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  refrigeration - the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposespreservation - a process that saves organic substances from decay |
| 2. | refrigeration - deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes; "refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath" therapy - (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief" |
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Translations
تَبْريد، حِفْظ في ثَلاجَه
zmražení
nedkøling
hûtés
kæling
zmrazenie
soğutma
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refrigeration
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refrigerator
(rəˈfridʒəreitə) noun (also fridge (fridʒ) . American also ˈicebox) a machine which keeps food cold and so prevents it from going bad: Milk should be kept in the refrigerator.
reˈfrigerate verb to keep (food) cold to prevent it from going bad. Meat should be refrigerated.
reˌfrigeˈration nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
re·frig·er·a·tion
n. refrigeración, reducción del calor a una temperatura fría por medios externos.
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refrigeration
n refrigeración fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.