'Refrigerant' definitions:
Definition of 'refrigerant'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Causing cooling or freezing; "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide" [syn: refrigerant, refrigerating]
noun
Any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)
Definition of 'Refrigerant'
From: GCIDE
- Refrigerant \Re*frig"er*ant\ (r?*fr?j"?r-ant), a. [L. refrigerans, p. pr. of refrigerare: cf. F. r['e]frig['e]rant. See Refrigerate.] Cooling; allaying heat or fever. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Refrigerant'
From: GCIDE
- Refrigerant \Re*frig"er*ant\, n. That which makes to be cool or cold; specifically, a medicine or an application for allaying fever, or the symptoms of fever; -- used also figuratively. --Holland. "A refrigerant to passion." --Blair. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'refrigerant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- algific,
- ammonia,
- blast-freezing,
- carbon dioxide,
- chilling,
- congealing,
- coolant,
- cooling,
- Dry Ice,
- ether,
- ethyl chloride,
- freezable,
- freezing,
- freezing mixture,
- Freon,
- frigorific,
- glaciable,
- ice,
- ice cubes,
- liquid air,
- liquid helium,
- liquid oxygen,
- quick-freezing,
- refrigerative,
- refrigeratory,
- sharp-freezing