refrigerant
refrigerant Lexical Profile
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• noun
A fluid or chemical substance used in a refrigeration cycle or heat pump to absorb heat and produce cooling, typically by undergoing a reversible phase transition from liquid to gas.
"The technician inspected the air conditioner's coils to see if the refrigerant was leaking."
A medicine or topical application used to lower body heat or relieve fever (archaic or historical).
"Seventeenth-century physicians often prescribed citrus juices as a gentle refrigerant for feverish patients."
• adjective
Causing cooling or reducing heat; serving to lower temperature or alleviate fever.
"The engineer tested the refrigerant properties of the new synthetic gas before approving its commercial use."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Latin refrigerans, the present participle of refrigerare ('to make cool'), derived from frigus ('cold'). Originally used in medicine for remedies that reduced fever, it acquired its modern thermodynamic sense in the 19th century.