noun

refrigeration

refrigeration

This food requires refrigeration.

This food requires refrigeration.

The invention of refrigeration changed our lives.

The invention of refrigeration changed our lives.

((uncountable noun)) the process of making something cold This food requires refrigeration.

Synonyms: cooling, chilling

From Latin 're-' (again) + 'frigerare' (to make cold). The action of making something cold again.

Think of the process that a 'refrigerator' does. The '-ation' suffix indicates a process or action.

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