unrefrigerated

adjective un·re·frig·er·at·ed \ ˌən-ri-ˈfri-jə-ˌrā-təd \

Definition of unrefrigerated

: not refrigerated: such as

a : not kept frozen or chilled for preservation

food that was left unrefrigerated for too long

b : not equipped to provide refrigeration

unrefrigerated containers

Recent Examples of unrefrigerated from the Web

Of 10 bodies found in the unrefrigerated garage at Swanson Funeral Home in Flint last year, one was not embalmed and had been there about six weeks.

— Washington Post, "Funeral home horrors put spotlight on spotty US regulations," 28 Oct. 2017
His body went unrefrigerated for so long that the funeral director could not embalm his badly decomposed corpse.

— frances robles, New York Times, "Puerto Rico’s Health Care Is in Dire Condition, Three Weeks After Maria," 10 Oct. 2017
Discard opened unrefrigerated insulin after 28 days.

— naseem s. miller, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Hurricane Irma: checklist for people with diabetes," 6 Sep. 2017
But the ad hoc smuggling system is fraught with delays and faulty equipment, as well as misjudgments about how long people can survive packed into often-unrefrigerated metal boxes in the Texas heat.

— manny fernandez, nicholas kulish and susan anasagasti, New York Times, "Big Rigs, a Human Smuggling Mainstay, Often Become Rolling Traps," 30 July 2017
Officials said issues at the facility included unrefrigerated bodies stored for months, a strong stench of decomposition at the home and maggots in the garage.

— elisha anderson, Detroit Free Press, "Son regrets using funeral home shut by state: 'If I had only known'," 22 July 2017
Remains of two unrefrigerated bodies were found in October 2015 in the funeral home's garage.

— CBS News, "Funeral home shut down after officials say maggots, rotting bodies found," 12 July 2017

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