refrigerant

[ ri-frij-er-uhnt ]

adjective

1. refrigerating; cooling.
2. reducing bodily heat or fever.

noun

1. a refrigerant agent, as a drug.
2. a liquid capable of vaporizing at a low temperature, as ammonia, used in mechanical refrigeration.
3. a cooling substance, as ice or solid carbon dioxide, used in a refrigerator.

refrigerant

/ rɪˈfrɪdʒərənt /

noun

1. a fluid capable of changes of phase at low temperatures: used as the working fluid of a refrigerator
2. a cooling substance, such as ice or solid carbon dioxide
3. med an agent that provides a sensation of coolness or reduces fever

adjective

1. causing cooling or freezing

refrigerant

/ rĭ-frĭj′ər-ənt /

1. A substance, such as ice or ammonia, used to cool something by absorbing heat from it. Refrigerants are usually substances that evaporate quickly. In the process of evaporation they draw heat from surrounding substances.

Other Words From

• nonre·friger·ant adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of refrigerant¹

1590–1600; < Latin refrīgerant- (stem of refrīgerāns ), present participle of refrīgerāre. See refrigerate, -ant

Example Sentences

Air-source pumps, for example, suck in outdoor air and pass it over tubes containing refrigerant fluids to produce heat.

From BBC

The slightly warmed refrigerant is compressed, raising it to a temperature high enough to boil water.

From BBC

A heat exchanger then transfers that heat from the refrigerant, to water to make steam.

From BBC

Air-source pumps, for example, suck in outdoor air and pass it over tubes containing refrigerant fluids to produce heat.

From BBC

The indictment said that Hart conspired with people in both Mexico and the U.S. to buy and sell the refrigerant from June 2022 through December 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• container