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REFRIGERATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes
Example:
refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("refrigeration" is a kind of...):
therapy ((medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes
Synonyms:
infrigidation; refrigeration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("refrigeration" is a kind of...):
chilling; cooling; temperature reduction (the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature)
preservation (a process that saves organic substances from decay)
Derivation:
refrigerate (cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator)
refrigerate (preserve by chilling)
