REFRIGERANT

refrigerant, refrigerating

(adjective) causing cooling or freezing; “a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide”

refrigerant

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

refrigerant (plural refrigerants)

A substance used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change between gas and liquid to allow the cooling, as in refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.

That which makes cool or cold, such as a medicine for allaying the symptoms of fever.

Adjective

refrigerant (comparative more refrigerant, superlative most refrigerant)

(obsolete) That cools or freezes; providing relief from heat or fever.

Source: Wiktionary

Re*frig"er*ant (r*frj"r-ant), a. Etym: [L. refrigerans, p. pr. of refrigerare: cf. F. réfrigérant. See Refrigerate.]

Definition: Cooling; allaying heat or fever. Bacon.

Re*frig"er*ant, n.

Definition: That which makes to be cool or cold; specifically, a medicine or an application for allaying fever, or the symptoms of fever; -- used also figuratively. Holland. "A refrigerant to passion." Blair.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition