frost-free
Won't build ice
Frost-free describes appliances, especially refrigerators and freezers, that automatically prevent ice buildup through periodic heating cycles: a frost-free freezer.
The term also applies to growing seasons or climates without freezing temperatures: The region has about 180 frost-free days per year.
Food-cooling household appliance
- freezerSubzero storage compartment
- automaticOperating without intervention
- appliancePowered household device
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
coils · ice buildup · cooling · thermostat · evaporator · condenser · kitchen · food storage
Time crops can mature
- zoneBounded area designation
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
- mildModerate in intensity
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
coastal · Mediterranean · winter · weather · microclimate · gardening · planting · citrus
refrigerator
Food-cooling household appliance
- freezerSubzero storage compartment
- automaticOperating without intervention
- appliancePowered household device
compressor · coils · ice buildup · cooling · thermostat · evaporator · condenser · kitchen · food storage · energy efficient
growing season
Time crops can mature
subtropical · coastal · Mediterranean · winter · weather · microclimate · gardening · planting · citrus · tender plants
days
Twenty-four-hour spans
farming · calendar · extension · planting date · maturity · yield · vegetable · annual · transplant · germination
- Freezing Foodfreezer, freezer burn, ice crystals, blanching, defrosting
- refrigerationcompressor, refrigerator, refrigerant, condenser, refrigerants
- Refrigeratorsside-by-side, top freezer, bottom freezer, freestanding, built-in
- mild climatestemperate, Mediterranean, subtropical, oceanic, maritime