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afterheats

afterheats is the plural of afterheat.

Meaning of afterheat

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

Questions about afterheats

What is afterheats the plural of?
Afterheats is the plural of afterheat.

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