refrigerant

American  

[ri-frij-er-uhnt] / rɪˈfrɪdʒ ər ənt /

adjective

1. refrigerating; cooling.

2. reducing bodily heat or fever.

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noun

1. a refrigerant agent, as a drug.

2. a liquid capable of vaporizing at a low temperature, as ammonia, used in mechanical refrigeration.

3. a cooling substance, as ice or solid carbon dioxide, used in a refrigerator.

refrigerant British  

/ rɪˈfrɪdʒərənt /

noun

1. a fluid capable of changes of phase at low temperatures: used as the working fluid of a refrigerator

2. a cooling substance, such as ice or solid carbon dioxide

3. med an agent that provides a sensation of coolness or reduces fever

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adjective

1. causing cooling or freezing

refrigerant Scientific  

/ rĭ-frĭj′ər-ənt /

1. A substance, such as ice or ammonia, used to cool something by absorbing heat from it. Refrigerants are usually substances that evaporate quickly. In the process of evaporation they draw heat from surrounding substances.

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Other Word Forms

• nonrefrigerant adjective

Etymology

Origin of refrigerant

1590–1600; < Latin refrīgerant- (stem of refrīgerāns ), present participle of refrīgerāre. See refrigerate, -ant

Example Sentences

Not only that, many refrigerants produce highly potent greenhouse gases, which threaten to exacerbate climate change.

From BBC

By compressing the refrigerant, you boost that heat further.

From BBC

A floor below, indoors, racks of centrifugal chillers that control the refrigerant make him smile.

From Los Angeles Times

The AIM Act is designed to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbon-based refrigerants.

From Barron's

This water is then passed through a refrigerant liquid, similar to what you would find in the back of a home fridge freezer.

From BBC

Related Words

• container