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  • 11chilling — Synonyms and related words: ache, aching, adiabatic absorption, adiabatic demagnetization, adiabatic expansion, air conditioning, air cooling, alarming, algific, awing, blast freezing, blast freezing, chilblains, chill, chilliness, cold creeps,… …

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  • 12freezing — Synonyms and related words: Siberian, adiabatic absorption, adiabatic demagnetization, adiabatic expansion, air conditioning, air cooling, algid, algific, anhydration, arctic, below zero, biting, bitter, bitterly cold, blast freezing, blast… …

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  • 13reefer — Synonyms and related words: DET, DMT, Frigidaire, LSD, Mary Jane, Pullman, Pullman car, STP, THC, acid, antidepressant, ataractic, baggage car, boxcar, caboose, car, carriage, chair car, coach, coal car, covered waggon, day coach,… …

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  • 14refrigerant — Synonyms and related words: Dry Ice, Freon, algific, ammonia, blast freezing, carbon dioxide, chilling, congealing, coolant, cooling, ether, ethyl chloride, freezable, freezing, freezing mixture, frigorific, glaciable, ice, ice cubes, liquid air …

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  • 15Refrigeration — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Refrigeration >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 refrigeration refrigeration infrigidation reduction of temperature Sgm: N 1 cooling cooling &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 congelation congelation conglaciation| Sgm: N 1 ice ice …

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  • 16refrigerator — cabinet for keeping food cool, 1824, originally in the brewery trade, in place of earlier refrigeratory (c.1600). Agent noun from REFRIGERATE (Cf. refrigerate). The electric powered household device was available from c.1918 …

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  • 17refrigerate — verb subject (food or drink) to cold in order to chill or preserve it. Derivatives refrigeration noun refrigeratory adjective Origin ME: from L. refrigerat , refrigerare make cool , from re back + frigus, frigor cold …

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  • 18refrigerative — I. a. Cooling, refrigeratory, refrigerant. II. n. Refrigerant, cooling medicine …

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  • 19refrigerate — /rəˈfrɪdʒəreɪt / (say ruh frijuhrayt) verb (t) (refrigerated, refrigerating) 1. to make or keep cold or cool. 2. to freeze (food, etc.) for preservation. {Latin refrīgerātus, past participle, made cool again} –refrigerative, refrigeratory,… …

  • 20refrigerate — [ri frijə rāt΄] vt. refrigerated, refrigerating [< L refrigeratus, pp. of refrigerare, to make cool or cold < re , intens. + frigerare, to cool < frigus, cold: see FRIGID] 1. to make or keep cool or cold; chill 2. to preserve (food,… …

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