refrigerant
A substance used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change between gas and liquid…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.
» Scroll compressors consist of two scrolls to pressurize refrigerant.
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2 sensesA 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.
any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)
That which makes cool or cold, such as a medicine for allaying the symptoms of fever.
Examples
2 sentencesScroll compressors consist of two scrolls to pressurize refrigerant.
The machine moves the hot well-water through one pipe next to another filled with a cooling material called refrigerant.
Origin
From Latin refrīgerāns, present participle of refrīgerō (“to cool, to refresh”).From Latin refrīgerāns, present participle of refrīgerō (“to cool, to refresh”).
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Forms
plural: refrigerants| Singular | refrigerant |
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Word family
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