refrigerant: Meaning and Definition of
re•frig•er•ant
Pronunciation: (ri-frij'ur-unt), [key] — adj.
- refrigerating; cooling.
- reducing bodily heat or fever.
—n. - a refrigerant agent, as a drug.
- a liquid capable of vaporizing at a low temperature, as ammonia, used in mechanical refrigeration.
- a cooling substance, as ice or solid carbon dioxide, used in a refrigerator.
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