refrigerated

Everyday

1. Refrigerated means kept cold in a fridge or a cold room so that food or medicine stays fresh. tree →
2. A refrigerated lorry or truck has a cold box to carry food a long way. tree →

In the lessons

In science and safety lessons it is about keeping food safe: milk, meat and some medicines must be refrigerated so that germs grow slowly. On labels: «Keep refrigerated», «Once opened, keep refrigerated». Phrases: «keep refrigerated», «refrigerated truck», «refrigerated section».

Examples

• Once opened, keep refrigerated and use within three days. tree →
• The fish came in a refrigerated lorry. tree →
• Some medicines must be refrigerated. tree →
• The refrigerated section of the supermarket is very cold. tree →
• The milk was refrigerated at 4 degrees. tree →
• Refrigerated food stays fresh longer. tree →
• The ice cream was taken from the refrigerated van. tree →

Note

«Refrigerator» is the long word for «fridge» (no d in refrigerator, but a d in «fridge»). Spelling: refrigerated has only one d. Cold does not kill germs; it only slows them down, so refrigerated food can still go off.