"afterheat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: afterheats [plural]
Etymology: From after- + heat. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|after|heat}} after- + heat Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} afterheat (countable and uncountable, plural afterheats)
  1. Residual heat, such as that obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling, or in cooking after the heat is switched off. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (residual heat): jälkilämpö (Finnish)

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