absorption system

noun

: a refrigerating system in which refrigeration is effected by the expansion in evaporating coils of liquid ammonia into gas which is then absorbed by water and used again after the water is evaporated

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of absorption system was in 1886

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“Absorption system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absorption%20system. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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