refrigerant
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refrigerant
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From Latin refrīgerāns, present participle of refrīgerō (“to cool, to refresh”).
noun refrigerants
- A substance used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change between gas and liquid to allow the cooling, as in refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.
- That which makes cool or cold, such as a medicine for allaying the symptoms of fever. 1783, Hugh Blair, Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Dublin: Whitestone et al., Volume 2, Lecture 32, p. 403, […] never give warning that you are about to be pathetic; and call upon your hearers, as is sometimes done, to follow you in the attempt. This almost never fails to prove a refrigerant
adjective more refrigerant · most refrigerant
- That cools or freezes; providing relief from heat or fever. 1627, Francis Bacon, Sylua Syluarum: or A Naturall Historie in Ten Centuries, London: William Lee, VIII. Century, p. 204, This Experiment may be transferred vnto the Cure of Gangrenes, either Comming of themselues, or induced by too much Applying of Opiates: Wherein you must beware of Dry Heat, and
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Talk about this word "refrigerant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/refrigerant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. refrigerant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/refrigerant "refrigerant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/refrigerant.Cite this
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