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refrigerant

ref·ri·ge·rant

US/rɪˈfrɪdʒɜrʌnt/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)

adjective

1.

causing cooling or freezing

  • “a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide”
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From Latin refrīgerāns, present participle of refrīgerō (“to cool, to refresh”).

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