レンチン

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

microwave heating; nuking

Colloquial abbreviation of レンジでチンする, used for quickly heating food in a microwave. Common in casual conversation and recipes.

See also: チン · レンジ

• 残のこり物ものをレンチンして食たべた。

  I microwaved the leftovers and ate them.