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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

/ ɪˈڰɪəəԳ /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. causing cooling or freezing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

refrigerant

  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.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nonrefrigerant adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of refrigerant1

1590–1600; < Latin ڰīԳ- (stem of ڰīԲ ), present participle of ڰī. See refrigerate, -ant
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TFA forms when synthetic chemicals from other "forever chemicals" such as those found in pesticides and refrigerants are partially broken down.

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One issue the refrigerant - the fluid that transitions back and forth from liquid to gas, in a process that transfers heat.

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When it’s cold outside, the process is reversed: Heat from the chilly outdoor air is extracted and delivered indoors with the help of refrigerants and a compressor.

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Methylene chloride will continue to be allowed to make refrigerants as an alternative to other chemicals that produce greenhouse gases and contribute to climate change, Freedhoff said.

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A large group of ozone depleting chemicals were responsible - primarily CFCs or chlorofluorocarbons - that were used as refrigerants.

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