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1425–75; late Middle English refrigeracion < Latin refrīgerātiōn- (stem of refrīgerātiō). See refrigerate, -ion
1425–75; late Middle English refrigeracion < Latin refrīgerātiōn- (stem of refrīgerātiō). See refrigerate, -ion
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Refrigeration
has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
| given to using long words. |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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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.
The act or process of cooling a substance.
The act or process of preserving by cooling.
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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