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| plage |
an area of cool or heated gas on the surface of the sun that appears as a dark or light patch on an image produced by a spectroheliograph. |
| precool |
combined form of cool. |
| refrigerate |
to make cold or cool, esp. to preserve. |
| sang-froid |
cool composure; calmness. |
| springhouse |
a small structure over a spring or stream, used for keeping milk, butter, and the like cool. |
| suffocate |
to be smothered, stifled, suppressed, or deprived of cool fresh air. [1/6 definitions] |
| supercool |
to cool (a liquid) to a temperature below freezing without solidifying or crystallizing it. |
| tektite |
any of numerous small, roundish pieces of natural glass found in various parts of the world and believed to have originated from meteorite impacts when melted terrestrial rocks get ejected into the air and then quickly cool. |
| ultracool |
combined form of cool. |
| white cedar |
the American arbor vitae, which grows in cool areas of the northeastern United States and has soft, brittle, durable wood. [1/3 definitions] |
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