| NOUN | process | refrigeration, infrigidation | the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes |
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| act | refrigeration | deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes |
| Sounds | rihfrih.jherey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes. | |
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| Synonym | infrigidation | |
| Broader | cooling, chilling, temperature reduction | The process of becoming cooler |
| preservation | A process that saves organic substances from decay | |
| Spanish | enfriamiento, refrigeración | |
| Catalan | enfredorament, enfredoriment, refredament, refrigeració | |
| Verbs | refrigerate | cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator |
| refrigerate | preserve by chilling | |
| Meaning | deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes. | |
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| Example | "refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath" | |
| Broader | therapy | (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) |
| Spanish | refrigeración | |
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