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Refrigeration

noun

The process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes. Synonym: infrigidation.

Deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes.

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... overhead," Bordman went on coldly, "but they can't use the landing boat more than a few times. It can't use ship fuel. No refrigeration to hold it stable. They couldn't land more than a ton of supplies all told. There are five hundred of us here. No ...

— Sand Doom • William Fitzgerald Jenkins

Words linked to "Refrigeration" : temperature reduction, cooling, preservation, chilling, refrigerate, therapy