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frigorific

[ frig-uh-rif-ik ]
/ ˌfrɪg əˈrɪf ɪk /
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adjective
causing or producing cold.
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Origin of frigorific

1660–70; <Latin frīgorificus cooling, equivalent to frīgor- (stem of frīgus) cold + -i--i- + -ficus-fic

Words nearby frigorific

Frigidaire, frigidarium, frigidity, frigidoreceptor, Frigid Zone, frigorific, frijol, frijoles refritos, frill, frilled lizard, frilling
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Words related to frigorific

chilly, cold, freezing, frigid, frosty, glacial, polar, raw, antarctic, arctic, biting, bitter, chill, chilled to the bone, gelid, glaring, iced, refrigerated, rimy, shivering

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British Dictionary definitions for frigorific

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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