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REFRIGERANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("refrigerant" is a kind of...):
substance (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "refrigerant"):
cryogen (a liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant)
Derivation:
refrigerant (causing cooling or freezing)
refrigerate (cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Causing cooling or freezing
Example:
a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide
Synonyms:
refrigerant; refrigerating
Classified under:
Similar:
cold (having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration)
Derivation:
refrigerant (any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator))
refrigerate (cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator)
refrigerate (preserve by chilling)
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