refrigerant

1 of 2

adjective

re·​frig·​er·​ant ri-ˈfri-jə-rənt 

-ˈfrij-rənt

: allaying heat or fever

refrigerant

2 of 2

noun

: a refrigerant agent or agency: such as

a

: a medication for reducing body heat

b

: a substance used in refrigeration

Examples of refrigerant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

If the air coming through the ducts doesn’t seem that cold, there could be a refrigerant leak, Ross said. —Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024

There aren’t an avalanche of new features, but of note is Ford’s new Vapor Injection Heat Pump, designed to ‘turbocharge’ the refrigerant system to help improve heat transfer capability and reduce power consumption – always a good thing. —Josh Max, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024

Noun

Traditional air conditioning units use refrigerant to absorb heat and common HVAC refrigerants emit significant greenhouse gases. —Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024

Hang Lung is also working on a research project with LVMH regarding refrigerants in air conditioning. —Rhonda Richford, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1599, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1676, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

refrigerant

noun

re·​frig·​er·​ant

ri-ˈfrij-(ə-)rənt

: a substance used in refrigeration

Medical Definition

refrigerant

1 of 2 adjective

re·​frig·​er·​ant ri-ˈfrij-(ə-)rənt 

: allaying heat or fever

refrigerant

2 of 2 noun

: a medicine or an application for allaying fever or its symptoms