The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it. / The process of preserving something by cooling. / (medicine) The cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes.

plural of refrigeration

Suitable for being refrigerated.

(obsolete) That cools or freezes; providing relief from heat or fever.

plural of refrigerant

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.

(transitive, obsolete in general sense) To cool down, make cool. / (transitive) Now specifically, to keep cool by containing within a refrigerator.

A household appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

plural of refrigerator

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refrigerate