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afterheat en · NOUN

Etymology

From after- + heat.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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:

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Translations (2)

cmn 餘熱 /余热 (residual heat) · fi jälkilämpö (residual heat)