| refrigerate | (v) preserve by chilling, Example: many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil |
| refrigerate | (v) cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator, Example: refrigerate this medicine |
| refrigeration | (n) the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes, Syn. infrigidation |
| refrigeration | (n) deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes, Example: refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath |
| refrigeration system | (n) a cooling system for chilling or freezing (usually for preservative purposes) |
| refrigerator | (n) white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures, Syn. icebox |
| refrigerator car | (n) a freight car that is equipped with refrigeration system |
| refrigerator cookie | (n) dough formed into a roll and chilled in the refrigerator then sliced and baked |
| Refrigerate | v. t. |
| Refrigeration | n. [ Cf. F. réfrigération, L. refrigeratio. ] The act or process of refrigerating or cooling, or the state of being cooled. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Refrigerative | a. [ Cf. F. réfrigératif. ] Cooling; allaying heat. -- Crazed brains should come under a refrigerative treatment. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Refrigerator | n. That which refrigerates or makes cold; that which keeps cool. Specifically:
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| Refrigeratory | a. [ L. refrigeratorius. ] Mitigating heat; cooling. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Refrigeratory | n.; |