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Definition of Infrigidation
1. Noun. The process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes.
Generic synonyms: Chilling, Cooling, Temperature Reduction, Preservation
Derivative terms: Refrigerate, Refrigerate
Definition of Infrigidation
1. n. The act of chilling or causing to become cold; a chilling; coldness; congelation.
Definition of Infrigidation
1. Noun. (obsolete) The act of chilling or making cold; congelation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Infrigidation
Literary usage of Infrigidation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Historical and Critical Dictionary by Pierre Bayle (1826)
"He adds that St Joseph had the gift which they call infrigidation, ... The gift
of infrigidation ought to be that which makes those cold who come near us; ..."
2. The Tatler by Joseph Addison, Alexander Chalmers, Richard Steele (1822)
"This the scoffers of those days called, ' The gift of infrigidation,' and took
occasion from it to rally her face, rather than admire her virtue. ..."
3. The British Essayists edited by Alexander Chalmers (1808)
"This the scoffers of those days called, " The gift of infrigidation," and took
occasion from it to rally her face, rather than admire her virtue. ..."
4. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1895)
"... "the gift of infrigidation." According to Bayle, in the life of Antoinette
Bourignon in his Dictionary, she shared this gift with St. Joseph. ..."
5. Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Classified and Arranged So as to by Peter Mark Roget (1916)
"... calcination ; in-, cine- ration ; carbonization. frigeration, infrigidation,
reduction of temperature; cooling &c. v. ; con-gelation, ..."
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