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afterheat

afterheat noun: residual heat, such as that obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling, or in cooking after the heat is switched off.

Noun

afterheat (countable and uncountable, plural afterheats)

  1. Residual heat, such as that obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling, or in cooking after the heat is switched off.
    • Cooks can also avoid zooming through the zone of ideal doneness by removing the meat from the oven or pan before it's completely done, and relying on lingering afterheat to finish the cooking more gradually […]2007, Harold McGee, On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, page 153

Forms of afterheat

pluralafterheats

Origin of afterheat

From after- + heat.

Questions about afterheat

What does afterheat mean?
Afterheat means residual heat, such as that obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling, or in cooking after the heat is switched off.
What part of speech is afterheat?
Afterheat is a noun.
What is the plural of afterheat?
The plural of afterheat is afterheats.

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