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hydrocool en · VERB

Etymology

From hydro- + cool.

Meanings

1. To cool by means of a hydrocooler.
   • Nevertheless, it is often necessary to hydrocool fresh tomatoes to remove field heat and rapidly reduce respiration of the internal fruit tissue. 1989, Ib Libner Nonnecke, Vegetable Production, →ISBN, page 225:
   • Smaller hydrocooling operations may use crushed ice rather than mechanical refrigeration to produce chilled water. Typically, large blocks of ice are transported from an ice plant to the hydrocooler and then crushed and added to the water reservoir of the hydrocooler. 2012, Rodolfo H. Mascheroni, Operations in Food Refrigeration, →ISBN, page 268:
   • The chlorination of the water used to hydrocool strawberries led to a significant reduction in botrytis fruit rot. 2005, Gerald M. Sapers, James R. Gorny, Ahmed E. Yousef, Microbiology of Fruits and Vegetables, →ISBN, page 89:

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