frigorific

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frigorific

/ˌfɹɪ.ɡəˈɹɪ.fɪk/

Rhymes with -ɪfɪk

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From Latin frīgorificus, from frigus (“cold”) + facere (“to make”): compare French frigorifique.

adjective more frigorific · most frigorific · frigorifical · frigorifick

Causing to chill or cool. [W]hen vve have, as vve very frequently have, put mixtures of ſnovv and ſalt into vials, and left them in the open Air, vve generally obſerv'd, that the outſide of the Glaſs vvas cas'd vvith ice, or covered vvith hoar froſt, directly over againſt that part of the inſide of the Glaſs, vvherein the fr
Opposite: calorific

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@misc{frigorific_2026,
  title = {frigorific},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frigorific},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}