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aftercooling

aftercooling noun: the cooling of a gas subsequent to compression.

Noun

aftercooling (uncountable)

  1. The cooling of a gas subsequent to compression
  2. The cooling of a nuclear reactor subsequent to it being shut down.

Origin of aftercooling

From after- + cooling.

Questions about aftercooling

What does aftercooling mean?
Aftercooling means the cooling of a gas subsequent to compression.
What part of speech is aftercooling?
Aftercooling is a noun.

Words near aftercooling in the dictionary

  1. aftercontractions
  2. aftercool
  3. aftercooled
  4. aftercooler
  5. aftercoolers
  6. aftercooling
  7. aftercools
  8. aftercost
  9. aftercosts
  10. aftercourse
  11. aftercourses

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