refrigerant
adjective
re·frig·er·ant
| \ ri-ˈfri-jə-rənt
, -ˈfrij-rənt\
, -ˈfrij-rənt\
Definition of refrigerant
(Entry 1 of 2)
: allaying heat or fever
refrigerant
nounDefinition of refrigerant (Entry 2 of 2)
: 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: Noun
Developing countries need funding from the Montreal Protocol's Multilateral Fund to eliminate the most widely used of these, the refrigerant R-22. — Mark Thiessen, National Geographic, "Ozone depletion, explained," 18 Apr. 2019 The federal Environmental Protection Agency will ban the manufacture of such refrigerants in 2020, in an effort to reduce depletion of the planet’s ozone layer. — Tad Vezner, Twin Cities, "Ramsey County diverting millions from parks projects to pay for new Vadnais Sports Center dome," 23 July 2019 Just one worker that was working on the refrigerant system upstairs. — Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, "Worker critical, store evacuated after pipe ruptures inside Randalls in The Woodlands," 21 June 2019 Accounting for about 2 percent of all emissions, they're used as refrigerants, solvents, and in manufacturing, sometimes occurring as byproducts. — Christina Nunez, National Geographic, "Carbon dioxide levels are at a record high. Here's what you need to know.," 13 May 2019 The company last month reported a 68% drop in first-quarter profit to $94 million, which the company blamed on lower demand for its titanium products and its refrigerants products. — Maria Armental, WSJ, "Chemours Moves CFO to New COO Role, Taps Internal Successor," 4 June 2019 Estimates are based on historical inventories of equipment that contains refrigerants. — National Geographic, "One overlooked way to fight climate change? Dispose of old CFCs.," 29 Apr. 2019 The blast was sparked by a three and a half gallon container of refrigerant inside the home that found an ignition source, Evans said. — Bay City News, The Mercury News, "Union City man fighting for life, home uninhabitable after gas explosion," 18 June 2019 The building, with LED lighting, variable refrigerant flow air-conditioning and automatic lighting and ventilation controls, was awarded commercial certification by Build San Antonio Green. — Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, "New county building offers security, convenience on San Antonio’s North Side," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'refrigerant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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refrigerant
adjective
re·frig·er·ant
| \ ri-ˈfrij-(ə-)rənt
\
\
Medical Definition of refrigerant
(Entry 1 of 2)
: allaying heat or fever
refrigerant
nounMedical Definition of refrigerant (Entry 2 of 2)
: a medicine or an application for allaying fever or its symptoms