refrigerant

Meanings

Noun

  • 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.

Adjective

Origin

  • Latin refrīgerāns, present participle of refrīgerō.

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