re·frig·er·a·tion

[ri-frij-uh-rey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act or process of refrigerating.
2.
the state of being refrigerated.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English refrigeracion < Latin refrīgerātiōn- (stem of refrīgerātiō). See refrigerate, -ion

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refrigerate (rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
to make or become frozen or cold, esp for preservative purposes; chill or freeze
 
[C16: from Latin refrīgerāre to make cold, from re- + frīgus cold]
 
refriger'ation
 
—n
 
re'frigerative
 
—adj
 
re'frigeratory
 
—adj, —n

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Word Origin & History

refrigeration
late 15c., "act of cooling or freezing," from L. refrigerationem "mitigation of heat," especially in sickness, noun of action from refrigerare, from re- "again" + frigerare "make cool," from frigus (gen. frigoris) "cold." Specifically of "freezing provisions as a means of preserving them" from 1881.
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Medical Dictionary

refrigeration re·frig·er·a·tion (rĭ-frĭj'ə-rā'shən)
n.

  1. The act or process of cooling a substance.

  2. The act or process of preserving by cooling.

  3. The reducing of a fever.

re·frig'er·ate' v.
re·frig'er·a'tive or re·frig'er·a·to'ry (-ər-ə-tôr'ē) adj.

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Example sentences
Definitely capable of heating or cooling a house or for heating hot water or
  cooking or clothes drying or refrigeration.
Its important to remember that modern folks live in a world of agriculture,
  refrigeration, and supermarkets.
Losses could be reduced by building new silos and better roads and providing
  more refrigeration, but those things are expensive.
There's some cool new refrigeration technology coming down the pike.
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