refrigerant

1 of 2

adjective

re·​frig·​er·​ant ri-ˈfri-jə-rənt How to pronounce refrigerant (audio)
-ˈfrij-rənt
: allaying heat or fever

refrigerant

2 of 2

noun

: a refrigerant agent or agency: such as
a
: a medication for reducing body heat
b
: a substance used in refrigeration

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Adjective
When the team was restarting the power plant, a power cable feeding the refrigerant pump also failed when an imperfection in the cable casing allowed seawater to seep in and short two of the electrical conductors. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026 The technology behind the pumps, using electricity and refrigerant, is simple and efficient. — Molly McCrea, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
Starboard wants Solstice to cut about $100 million in corporate costs focus on its refrigerants and nuclear businesses, the report said. — Sean Conlon,lee Ying Shan,fred Imbert, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026 For the project, the team tested heat pumps that use butane as a refrigerant. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for refrigerant

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1599, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1676, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of refrigerant was in 1599

Rhymes for refrigerant

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refrigerant

noun
re·​frig·​er·​ant
ri-ˈfrij-(ə-)rənt
: a substance used in refrigeration

Medical Definition

refrigerant

1 of 2 adjective
re·​frig·​er·​ant ri-ˈfrij-(ə-)rənt How to pronounce refrigerant (audio)
: allaying heat or fever

refrigerant

2 of 2 noun
: a medicine or an application for allaying fever or its symptoms

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