Refrigerated
Refrigerated
Refrigerated (pronounced: /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtɪd/) is an adjective that describes something that has been cooled or preserved in a refrigerator or a similar cooling system. The term originates from the Latin word refrigerare, which means 'to make cool or cold'.
Etymology
The term 'refrigerated' is derived from the Latin word refrigerare, which is a combination of re- (meaning 'back' or 'again') and frigerare (meaning 'to make cool'). It was first used in the English language in the 1530s to describe the process of making something cool or cold.
Related Terms
- Refrigeration: The process of cooling a space, substance, or system to lower and/or maintain its temperature below the ambient one.
- Refrigerator: An appliance or room that is artificially kept cool and used to store food and drink.
- Freezer: A device or room for freezing food or other perishable items.
- Cold Chain: A temperature-controlled supply chain, which is an uninterrupted series of refrigerated production, storage and distribution activities, along with associated equipment and logistics.
- Thermodynamics: The branch of physical science that deals with the relations between heat and other forms of energy.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Refrigerated
- Wikipedia's article - Refrigerated
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