单词 | refrigeratory |
释义 | refrigeratoryn. 1. Chemistry. A container at the head of a still filled with cold water through which the worm passes, for condensing vapour; any container or apparatus employed for a similar purpose. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > still > [noun] > vessel of alembicc1405 retort1527 bagpipe1558 cornute1605 refrigeratory1605 campane1662 cornue1672 refrigerant1678 culb1683 vesica1683 blind-head1743 ambix1781 refrigerator1798 still-tub1826 wash-cistern1853 wash-warmer1900 1605 T. Tymme in tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke iii. sig. Bbv Thy vessell..must be such as the Chymicall Distillars doe vse;..furnished with their refrigeatories (as they terme them). 1651 J. French Art Distillation i. 34 The liquor..must be distilled in an Alembick with a refrigeratory or Copper Stil with a worm. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Distillation of oil When the cold Water in the Tub grows hot, you must let it out thro' the Canal of the Refrigeratory, and put fresh in the room of it. 1783 Philos. Trans. 1782 (Royal Soc.) 72 328 1st, By water, is always meant water distilled in glass vessels, or by means of a large tin refrigeratory. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1179 The alcohol..will proceed onwards into the refrigeratory tube. 1876 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. (new ed.) III. 2456/1 The refrigeratory consists of three compartments. 1982 Econ. Hist. Rev. 35 230 The efficiency of the condensers was greatest when cooling could take place over a lengthy period, but this in turn necessitated large ‘refrigeratories’. 2. An agent, chamber, or appliance used for cooling or freezing. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > cooling agent or appliance > [noun] cooler?1578 infrigidative1599 refrigerator1611 refrigeratory1650 chiller1798 refrigerant1826 algefacient1998 1650 T. Vaughan Magia Adamica sig. B5v The Ayre, is interpos'd as a Refrigeratorie, to temper and qualifie that Heat. 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1679) 28 The leaves of Oaks abundantly congested on Snow, preserves it as well for wine, as a deep pit, or the most artificial Refrigeratory. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry ii. 603 It will be a delicate, palatable, rich Wine,..and in a Refrigeratory very durable. 1771 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1 270 The following mixture of salts..he calls a refrigeratory; and says it will keep the seeds cool, and hinder putrefaction. 1849 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 65 411 Vast refrigeratories are provided at both the poles. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1165/1 If now the end containing the compound be plunged in a refrigeratory and the other in water [etc.]. 1906 Times 10 Sept. 11/4 The refrigeratory is working, and no damage to the cargo is anticipated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). refrigeratoryadj. Now rare. Tending to make something cool or cold; cooling; (also) of or relating to refrigeration. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > making cold or cool chilling?a1400 cooling?c1425 infrigidative?1541 refrigerating1583 frigefying1599 refrigerative1603 infrigidating1650 frigefactive1651 algifical1656 frigorifical1656 frigidative1659 frigorific1668 refrigeratory1676 algific1708 refrigerant1766 air-cooling1832 frigorifying1851 1676 Philos. Trans. 1675 (Royal Soc.) 10 (Ep. Ded.) Cooling Conservatories, Vaults, Grotts,..Fountain-houses, or other refrigeratory Auxiliaries. 1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §120 This grateful acid spirit..is..highly refrigeratory, diuretic, sudorific. 1798 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1799) 2 150 Close to the stream I was showed this lady's bower; it is umbrageous and refrigeratory. 1839 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 46 42 Trinity term..replaces these delicacies with the more refrigeratory victual of cold boiled lamb and salad. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 May 4/3 The pumping of cold air for refrigeratory purposes. 1913 Times 29 Apr. 20/6 If wool could be brought to Hull as the national receiving station they could at the same time have refrigeratory accommodation for fruit. 1998 Materials Chem. & Physics 57 182 Freon is widely used in refrigeratory devices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1605adj.1676 |
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