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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class III. Words Relating to Matter
Section III. Organic Matter
2. Sensation
(2) Heat

385. Refrigeration.

   NOUN:REFRIGERATION, infrigidation, reduction of temperature; cooling &c. v.; congelation, conglaciation [obs.], glaciation, regelation; ice [See Cold]; solidification &c. (density), 321; ice box, ice chest; refrigerator [See Refrigeratory].
  FIRE-EXTINGUISHER, extincteur [F.]; fire annihilator; amianthus, amianth, earth flax, mountain flax; asbestos, flexible asbestos; fireman, fire brigade, fire department, fire engine.
  incombustibility, incombustibleness &c. adj.
   VERB:COOL, fan, refrigerate, infrigidate, refresh, ice; congeal, freeze, glaciate; benumb, starve [rare in U. S.], pinch, chill, petrify, chill to the marrow, regelate, nip, cut, pierce, bite, make one’s teeth chatter.
  DAMP, slack; quench; put out, stamp out; extinguish.
  go out, burn out, die.
   ADJECTIVE:COOLED &c. v.; frozen out; cooling &c. v.; frigorific, infrigidative [rare], refrigerative [rare].
  INCOMBUSTIBLE, asbestic, unflammable, uninflammable; fireproof; amianthine, amianthoid or amianthoidal.