autorefrigeration

noun

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

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Meanings

nounautorefrigeration (uncountable)
  1. uncountablerefrigeration 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

Origin

From auto- + refrigeration.

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APA

autorefrigeration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autorefrigeration

MLA

“autorefrigeration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autorefrigeration. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autorefrigeration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autorefrigeration.

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