to precool
- verb
- /priːˈkuːl/
- Specialized
:
preenfriar
- Before placing the food in the freezer, it's best to precool it to avoid increasing the temperature inside.
Examples
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To improve efficiency, many scientists prefer to precool their samples before conducting experiments.
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Not if I precool the load sensors.
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Several laser cooling techniques (n4) are used to precool the gas, which is then confined in a magnetic trap.
Academic text (1999) -
In fact, most recuperators precool their exhaust stream before it enters the heat exchanger to prolong the unit's operating life.
Academic text (2006) -
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Osheroff precooled his sample, and when he tried compressing on Monday, he said, "We were coming up, and all of a sudden we saw a very similar kink."
Academic text (1996) -
Their techniques would call for the researcher to dip the snow crystal samples into a portable canister of liquid nitrogen, remove the samples, then position them inside special clips of a precooled specimen container.
Academic text (1995) -
In order to ensure the machinery runs smoothly, operators need to precool the system before starting the tests.
Synonyms
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1.0
To make or become less warm
84
1.0
To make food or drink cold, often in the fridge
To cool something to a low temperature before using or serving it
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Precool comes from pre- ('before') and cool ('make cold'), so to precool something is to make it cold in advance, before use, storage, or further work.