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refrigerant
refrigerant definition
re·frig·er·ant (ri frij′ər ənt)
adjective
- that refrigerates; cooling or freezing something
- reducing heat or fever
Etymology: L refrigerans, prp.
noun
- a medicine used to reduce fever
- a substance used in refrigeration; specif., any of various liquids that vaporize at a low temperature, used in mechanical refrigeration
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