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refrigerant definition

re·frig·er·ant (ri frij′ər ənt)

adjective

  1. that refrigerates; cooling or freezing something
  2. reducing heat or fever

Etymology: L refrigerans, prp.

noun

  1. a medicine used to reduce fever
  2. a substance used in refrigeration; specif., any of various liquids that vaporize at a low temperature, used in mechanical refrigeration

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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