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infrigidation (n.)

early 15c., in medicine, "a making cold, cooling; a state of coolness," from Late Latin infrigidationem (nominative infrigidatio) "a cooling," noun of action from past participle stem of infrigidare "to make cold," from in- "in, into" (from PIE root *en "in") + frigidare, from frigidus "cold" (see frigid). A verb infrigidate is attested from 1540s.

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Definitions of infrigidation from WordNet

infrigidation (n.)
the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes;
Synonyms: refrigeration
From wordnet.princeton.edu