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Examples of frigorific in a Sentence
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The cooler, in all its frigorific glory, offers icy relaxation.
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Rebekah Peppler, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
Such is the effect of apricity, which allows me to deliciate in the waning of frigorific weather.
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Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2018
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Word History
Etymology
Latin frigorificus, from frigor-, frigus frost
First Known Use
1667, in the meaning defined above
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“Frigorific.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frigorific. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
Medical Definition
frigorific
adjective
frig·o·rif·ic
ˌfrig-ə-ˈrif-ik
: causing cold
frigorific mixtures
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