refrigerant

Other forms: refrigerants

Definitions of refrigerant

1. noun

   any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)
   types:

   cryogen

   a liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant

   liquid nitrogen

   nitrogen in a liquid state

   liquid air

   air in a liquid state

   type of:

   substance

   a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
2. adjective

   causing cooling or freezing
   “a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide”

   synonyms: refrigerating

   cold

   having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration