refrigerative

adjective

re·​frig·​er·​a·​tive

: tending to cool : allaying heat : cooling

Word History

Etymology

Middle French refrigeratif, from Late Latin refrigerativus, from Latin refrigeratus (past participle of refrigerare to refrigerate) + -ivus -ive

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