autorefrigeration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. refrigeration by storing a liquid at its boiling point for the pressure at which it is stored, so that, as vapour boils off, heat for the phase change cools the remaining liquid

Word forms

autorefrigeration

Etymology

From auto- + refrigeration.

Related words

autorefrigerant autorefrigerated
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