refrigerant
IPA: rɪfrˈɪdʒɝʌnt
noun
- A substance used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change between gas and liquid to allow the cooling, as in refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.
- That which makes cool or cold, such as a medicine for allaying the symptoms of fever.
adjective
- (obsolete) That cools or freezes; providing relief from heat or fever.
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Examples of "refrigerant" in Sentences
- Evaporation cools the refrigerant.
- Refrigerant is used in the system.
- It was the first widely used refrigerant.
- Now you have compressed refrigerant at the same temp as the ambient atmosphere.
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