"cold chain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cold chains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cold chain (plural cold chains)
  1. (commerce) A supply chain which is temperature-controlled, important for the supply of certain foods or pharmaceuticals. Wikipedia link: cold chain Categories (topical): Shipping Related terms: cold storage, refrigeration, freezers Translations (Translations): 冷鏈 /冷链 (lěngliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), koudeketen [feminine] (Dutch), koelketen [feminine] (Dutch), kylmäketju (Finnish), chaîne du froid [feminine] (French), Kühlkette [feminine] (German), catena del freddo [feminine] (Italian), łańcuch chłodniczy [masculine] (Polish), lanț frigorifer [neuter] (Romanian), холоди́льная цепь (xolodílʹnaja cepʹ) [feminine] (Russian), холодо́вая цепь (xolodóvaja cepʹ) [feminine] (Russian), cadena de frío [feminine] (Spanish), kylkedja [common-gender] (Swedish)

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