refrigerated

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Refrigerated means kept cold by machinery. A refrigerated lorry, refrigerated storage, refrigerated containers.

The refrigerated shipping container, called a reefer, is what makes fruit out of season ordinary, and it plugs into the ship's power for the whole voyage. The chain must not break, since one warm hour can spoil a whole load.

Definitions of refrigerated

1adjectiverefrigeratedKept cold by machinery.B1+
“The fish is carried to the market in refrigerated lorries.”

refrigerated is a quality.

Where it comes from

Latin
refrigerō — to make cold
English
refrigerate
English, today
refrigerated

refrigerate comes from participle stem of Latin refrigerō (“to make cold”), from re- + frigerō.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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refrigerated in the wild

Hash browns are a popular mass-produced product sold in refrigerated, frozen and dehydrated forms.
Hash browns
Liquid non-dairy creamers should be tightly capped and refrigerated after opening.
Non-dairy creamer
The ships were refrigerated fruit carriers with substantial passenger capacity and, as a result of the mail contract connection, termed "Mail class" by the line.
USS Mizar (AF-12)
A refrigerated van (also called a refrigerated wagon) is a railway goods wagon with cooling equipment.
Refrigerated van
Through its Post Refrigerated Retail business, Post offers potato, egg, sausage, and cheese refrigerated side dishes products.
Post Holdings

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