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refrigeration noun

  • The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.
jäähdyttäminen, jäähdytys, kylmentäminen, viilentäminen
  • The process of preserving something by cooling.
kylmäsäilytys
  • (medicine) The cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes.
viilentäminen

refrigerator noun

  /ɹəˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪtɚ/ , /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪtə/ , /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪtɚ/
  • A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).
jääkaappi

refrigerate verb

  /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəɹeɪt/
  • (transitive, obsolete, _, in, _, general, _) To make (someone or something) cool; to cool down.
  • (transitive, specifically) To keep (something) cool by containing within a refrigerator.
jäähdyttää

refrigerant noun

  • That which makes cool or cold, such as a medicine for allaying the symptoms of fever.
kuumelääke, viilentäjä
  • A substance used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change between gas and liquid to allow the cooling, as in refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.
kylmäaine
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