refrigeration

«refrigeration» in Mova's school dictionary: keeping things cold, especially food and medicine, using… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (refrigeration — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Refrigeration is keeping things cold, especially food and medicine, using a fridge, freezer or other cooling machine. tree →

2) It also means the technology and machines that make things cold. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and food safety lessons, refrigeration slows down the growth of bacteria so food stays fresh longer; fridges should be below about 5 °C (41 °F). In history, before refrigeration people used ice houses, salt and smoking to keep food. Labels say "keep refrigerated" or "requires refrigeration after opening".

examples

• Milk needs refrigeration or it goes sour. tree →
• Before refrigeration, people kept food cold with ice from lakes. tree →
• The vaccine must be kept under refrigeration. tree →
• Refrigeration slows down the growth of germs. tree →
• The ketchup bottle says "refrigeration after opening". tree →
• Lorries with refrigeration carry frozen food to shops. tree →
• Refrigeration changed how people shop and eat. tree →

note

Uncountable. Verb: refrigerate; adjective: refrigerated. "Fridge" is short for refrigerator — note fridge has a d, refrigerator does not. Cold slows germs but does not kill them.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «refrigeration» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.