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# refrigeration

noun (refrigeration — uncountable)

«refrigeration» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Refrigeration is keeping things cold, especially food and medicine, using a fridge, freezer or other cooling machine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refrigeration/#m1)
2. It also means the technology and machines that make things cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refrigeration/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refrigeration/#x1)
- Before refrigeration, people kept food cold with ice from lakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refrigeration/#x2)
- The vaccine must be kept under refrigeration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refrigeration/#x3)
- Refrigeration slows down the growth of germs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refrigeration/#x4)
- The ketchup bottle says "refrigeration after opening". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refrigeration/#x5)
- Lorries with refrigeration carry frozen food to shops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refrigeration/#x6)
- Refrigeration changed how people shop and eat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refrigeration/#x7)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «refrigeration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refrigeration/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«refrigeration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/refrigeration.html) on Mova free.