frigorific
[ frig-uh-rif-ik ]
/ ˌfrɪg əˈrɪf ɪk /
adjective
causing or producing cold.
RELATED WORDS
polar, raw, freezing, chilly, frigid, cold, glacial, frosty, arctic, biting, bitter, chill, chilling, gelid, glaring, shivery, antarctic, iced, rimy, shivering
Nearby words
- frigidaire,
- frigidarium,
- frigidity,
- frigidly,
- frigidoreceptor,
- frijol,
- frijole,
- frijoles,
- frijoles refritos,
- frill
Origin of frigorific
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Examples from the Web for frigorific
This vaporization of liquids is a frigorific or cooling process, and when most rapid the frigorific effect reaches its maximum.
frigorific
/ (ˌfrɪɡəˈrɪfɪk) /
adjective
obsolete causing cold or freezing
Word Origin for frigorific
C17: from French frigorifique, from Latin frīgorificus, from frīgus cold, coldness + facere to make
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frigorific
"causing cold," 1660s, from French frigorifique, from Late Latin frigorificus "cooling," from Latin frigus (genitive frigoris) "cold, cool, coolness" (see frigid) + -ficus "making," root of facere "make, do" (see factitious).
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