winterization
The act of preparing something for winter weather.
Noun
- The act of preparing something for winter weather.
- The process in which solid fats are removed from liquid edible oils by cooling, which allows such oils to be stored in a refrigerator.
Origin
Etymology tree English winter Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English winterization From winter + -ization.