infrigidation
Pronunciations (2)
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/ɪnˌfɹɪd͡ʒɪˈdeɪʃən/
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ɪnˌfɹɪdʒɪˈdeɪʃən
Noun
The act of chilling or making cold; freezing.
Usage- Obsolete
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More examples (1)
[T]his ſeal'd vial, being broken under water, ſuck'd in a conſiderable quantity of it, whether, becauſe of ſome little rarefaction of the Air included in the ſealing, or becauſe of the infrigidation of that Air by the ſnow, or for both theſe Reaſons, or any other, I ſhall not Now diſpute.
Noun
the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes
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