REFRIGERATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does refrigerated mean? 

• REFRIGERATED (adjective)
  The adjective REFRIGERATED has 1 sense:

1. made or kept cold by refrigeration

  Familiarity information: REFRIGERATED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REFRIGERATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Made or kept cold by refrigeration

Context example:

a refrigerated truck

Similar:

cold (having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration)

 Context examples 

A refrigerated cabinet or room for preserving materials at or below 32F (0C).

(Freezer, NCI Thesaurus)

We investigated, and the lab said the blood vial was never refrigerated as it should have been and that they had a tiny disclaimer at the bottom of the report (that neither my doctor nor I had noticed) saying that the results might not be accurate.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

To reduce your risk: • Use precooked and ready-to-eat foods as soon as you can • Avoid raw milk and raw milk products • Heat ready-to-eat foods and leftovers until they are steaming hot • Wash fresh fruits and vegetables • Avoid rare meat and refrigerated smoked seafood

(Listeria Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)