REFRIGERATORY

Etymology

Noun

refrigeratory (plural refrigeratories)

(dated) That which refrigerates or cools.

In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, surrounding the worm, the vapour in which is thereby condensed.

The chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice machine.

Adjective

refrigeratory (comparative more refrigeratory, superlative most refrigeratory)

Mitigating heat; cooling.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*frig"er*a*to*ry (-*t*r), a. Etym: [L. refrigeratorius.]

Definition: Mitigating heat; cooling.

Re*frig"er*a*to*ry, n.; pl. -ries (-fr. Etym: [CF. F. réfrigératoire.]

Definition: That which refrigerates or cools. Specifically: (a) In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, surrounding the worm, the vapor in which is thereby condensed. (b) The chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice machine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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