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refrigerated Definition


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refrigerate
verb refrigerated, refrigerating
    1a. To freeze something or make it cold;
    intr
    1b. To become cold.
    2. To make or keep (mainly food) cold or frozen to slow down the rate at which it goes bad.
Derivative: refrigerant
noun
    A liquid used in the cooling mechanism of a refrigerator.
adj
    Cooling.
Derivative: refrigeration
noun
    The process whereby a cabinet or room and its contents are kept at a temperature significantly lower than that of the surrounding environment, especially in order to slow down the rate of decay of food or other perishable materials.
Derivative: refrigerative
adj
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin refrigerare, refrigeratum, from frigus cold.



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