refrigerant

Adjective

refrigerant (comparative more refrigerant, superlative most refrigerant)

1. That cools or freezes; allaying heat or fever.

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Noun

refrigerant (plural refrigerants)

1. 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.
2. That which makes cool or cold, such as a medicine for allaying the symptoms of fever.
   • Blair

     a refrigerant to passion

See also

• coolant

Verb

refrigerant

1. present participle of refrigerar

Verb

rēfrīgerant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of rēfrīgerō