frigefaction

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noun

The act of making cold; cooling.

OriginLatin frigere →
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Meanings

nounfrigefaction (usually uncountable, plural frigefactions)

plural frigefactions

  1. obsoleterareuncountableusuallyThe act of making cold; cooling.

Origin

  1. Latinfrigere“to be cold”
  2. Englishfrigefaction

From Latin frigere (“to be cold”) + facere (“to make”).

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APA

frigefaction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frigefaction

MLA

“frigefaction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frigefaction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frigefaction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frigefaction.

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