Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

"cooling up to"

English answer:

cooling down to/cooling to a temperature of

Added to glossary by liz askew
Nov 8, 2010 19:13
13 yrs ago
English term

"cooling up to"

English Medical Medical (general) histochemistry
The slides were heated in the retrieval solution until simmering point, and then a continuous cycle of cooling up to 85oC and reheating was carried out during 10 minutes.

Should I write "a continuous cycle of cooling DOWN to 85ºC"?
That's an article I'm currently reviewing and it sounds strange to me to say "cooling up to" when the temperature is to go down. What does it sound to native ears?
Change log

Nov 22, 2010 08:59: liz askew Created KOG entry

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Responses

+8
12 mins
Selected

cooling down to/cooling to a temperature of

you are right

you either cool something down

or

heat something up
Note from asker:
Thanks, Liz. And thank you all for the comments.
Peer comment(s):

agree Allison Wright (X)
39 mins
agree Jack Doughty
51 mins
agree Tina Vonhof (X)
4 hrs
agree Jason Kang : Agreed!
5 hrs
agree Pham Huu Phuoc
6 hrs
agree Gillian Scheibelein : cooling down/heating up are colloquial expressions. Cooling/heating without the up/down are preferable in scientific texts (according to the Wiley style guide for chemical texts)
14 hrs
yes, hence the two suggestions. Thank you!
agree Jörgen Slet : I'm with Gillian on this one :)
1 day 15 hrs
agree Ildiko Santana
2 days 20 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."

Reference comments

6 mins
Reference:

cooling.....................to

Method for thermomechanical processing of ingot metallurgy near ...
by SL Semiatin - 1995 - Cited by 7 - Related articles
4924585, Method and apparatus for continuous compression forging of continuously ... between said initial rolling passes is in a range between 2 and 10 minutes. ... (b) cooling said material to a temperature of about 5° to 85° C. below Teut ; ..... minutes. Reheat - 2420° F. + 30° F., - 0° F./3 min. between each ...
www.freepatentsonline.com/5442847.html - Cached

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-11-08 19:24:44 GMT)
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or
indeed

cooling down to 85oC

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cooling the food down to a ...
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Phong Le
4 hrs
agree Ildiko Santana
2 days 20 hrs
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