'Refrigeration' definitions:
Definition of 'refrigeration'
(from WordNet)
noun
The process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes [syn: refrigeration, infrigidation]
noun
Deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes; "refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath"
Definition of 'Refrigeration'
From: GCIDE
- Refrigeration \Re*frig`er*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. r['e]frig['e]ration, L. refrigeratio.] The act or process of refrigerating or cooling, or the state of being cooled. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'refrigeration'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anhydration,
- blast-freezing,
- bottling,
- brining,
- canning,
- corning,
- curing,
- dehydration,
- desiccation,
- dry-curing,
- drying,
- embalming,
- evaporation,
- freeze-drying,
- freezing,
- fuming,
- irradiation,
- jerking,
- marination,
- mummification,
- pickling,
- potting,
- quick-freezing,
- salting,
- seasoning,
- smoking,
- stuffing,
- taxidermy,
- tinning