Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To reduce the temperature of (produce or meat, for example) by artificial means before packaging or shipping.

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  • verb transitive To cool in advance.

Etymologies

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pre- +‎ cool

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Examples

  • Instead of turning on the air-conditioning at 5 p.m. with the rest of the neighborhood, for example, the system could automatically precool the house when there's less demand for energy, making it cheaper.

    Fast Company Stephanie Schomer 2010

  • Customers can also feel good about their decision to preheat or precool their ride, says Ford powertrain engineers and emission experts.

    Autoblog Green 2010

  • 4.3.2 Free Cooling Newer datacenters often insert a cooling tower to precool the condenser water loop fluid using "free cooling" before it reaches the chiller.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows guest120d945 2009

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