refrigerant

[ ri-frij-er-uhnt ]

/ rɪˈfrɪdʒ ər ənt /

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adjective

refrigerating; cooling.

reducing bodily heat or fever.

noun

a refrigerant agent, as a drug.

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

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

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Origin of refrigerant

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

OTHER WORDS FROM refrigerant

non·re·frig·er·ant, adjective, noun

Words nearby refrigerant

refreshing, refreshment, refresh rate, refried beans, refrig., refrigerant, refrigerate, refrigeration, refrigerator, refrigerator car, refrigerator-freezer

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How to use refrigerant in a sentence

The federal and international focus was on stopping production of a dangerous refrigerant.
It’s time to rethink air conditioning|Rebecca Leber|August 26, 2021|Vox
The source of many harmful chlorine radicals in the atmosphere were refrigerants used in air conditioning and aerosol cans.
Explainer: Ions and radicals in our world|Adrian Dingle|August 18, 2021|Science News For Students
Yet regardless of the refrigerant used, cooling still requires energy.
AC Feels Great, But It’s Terrible for the Planet. Here’s How to Fix That|Eric Dean Wilson|June 30, 2021|Time
By then, CFCs were used not only as refrigerants but also as spray can propellants, manufacturing degreasers, and foam-blowing agents.
AC Feels Great, But It’s Terrible for the Planet. Here’s How to Fix That|Eric Dean Wilson|June 30, 2021|Time

Although the number of refrigerant molecules in the atmosphere is far fewer than those of other greenhouse gases, their destructive force, molecule for molecule, is far greater.
AC Feels Great, But It’s Terrible for the Planet. Here’s How to Fix That|Eric Dean Wilson|June 30, 2021|Time
When both together, the Citrate of Potash would undergo oxidation, and thus exert an operation in the blood of a refrigerant kind.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William Headland
Occasionally alcohol or vinegar may be added with advantage to the water, with the view of increasing its refrigerant effects.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
If the inflammation is severe, let the patient use a refrigerant lotion.
One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed|C. A. Bogardus
It is a consideration, Sir Poet, which may serve as a refrigerant for their ardour.
Colloquies on Society|Robert Southey
Astringent and refrigerant; highly extolled in chronic dysentery, diarrha, English cholera, and relaxations generally.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for refrigerant

refrigerant

/ (rɪˈfrɪdʒərənt) /

noun

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

a cooling substance, such as ice or solid carbon dioxide

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

adjective

causing cooling or freezing

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Scientific definitions for refrigerant

refrigerant

[ rĭ-frĭj′ər-ənt ]

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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Origin of refrigerant

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