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Vinony

cooling

noun

  1. transfer of thermal energy via thermal radiation, heat conduction or convection
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkuːlɪŋ/ / /ˈkulɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: By surface analysis, cool + -ing.

  1. That cools.
  2. Of food or medicine, according to traditional Chinese medicine: serving to cool or calm the body.

    “Steamed fish and chicken and vegetable soup and even mushrooms are considered cooling foods, edible materializations of the yang, the pure primal air. The yin, or earth element, inheres in fried dishes and especially in shark's fin soup. Am I right, Mr Lee?”

noun

Etymology: By surface analysis, cool + -ing.

  1. A decrease in temperature.
  2. Refrigeration.

verb

Etymology: By surface analysis, cool + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of cool