Meanings
nouncold chain (plural cold chains)
plural cold chains
- businessA supply chain which is temperature-controlled, critical for the supply of certain foods or pharmaceuticals.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 冷鏈 /冷链
- 冷鏈 /冷链 (lěngliàn)Translations
Dutch koudeketen, koelketen
- koudeketenTranslations
- koelketenTranslations
Finnish kylmäketju
- kylmäketjuTranslations
French chaîne du froid
- chaîne du froidTranslations
German Kühlkette
- KühlketteTranslations
Italian catena del freddo
- catena del freddoTranslations
Polish łańcuch chłodniczy
- łańcuch chłodniczyTranslations
Romanian lanț frigorifer
- lanț frigoriferTranslations
Russian холоди́льная цепь, холодо́вая цепь
- холоди́льная цепь (xolodílʹnaja cepʹ)Translations
- холодо́вая цепь (xolodóvaja cepʹ)Translations
Spanish cadena de frío
- cadena de fríoTranslations
Swedish kylkedja
- kylkedjaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
cold chain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20chain
MLA
“cold chain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20chain. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cold chain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20chain.
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