refrigerant
1 of 2adjective
re·frig·er·ant ri-ˈfri-jə-rənt 
-ˈfrij-rənt
: allaying heat or fever
refrigerant
2 of 2noun
: a refrigerant agent or agency: such as
a
: a medication for reducing body heat
b
: a substance used in refrigeration
Example Sentences
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Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 21 July 2022 Finding a suitable scroll compressor for a specific application requires understanding variables such as refrigerant, rating conditions, and cooling capacity. Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 24 June 2022 The Novva campus uses closed, recirculating pipes with refrigerant to cool its servers. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2022 The main difference is that through-the-wall air conditioners connect directly to the outdoor unit instead of connecting through the electrical and refrigerant lines. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2022 The configurator presents multiple selection criteria for application, refrigerant, rating conditions, and cooling capacity. Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 24 June 2022 Heat pumps, by contrast, just move refrigerant around the house in insulated pipes. Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022 Homes that are air-conditioned are likely serviced every few years and may be topped off with refrigerant. Ian Palmer, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022 The Ultium motors are oil cooled and that oil flows through an oil-to-refrigerant heat exchanger. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Aurora Almendral, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2022 Critics have charged that the restrictions will hurt consumers whose air conditioners and refrigerators run on the affordable refrigerant. Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2021 Superconductivity was discovered way back in 1911, when liquid helium first came into widespread use as a refrigerant. Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 7 July 2021 To attain the contest’s goal of five times less impact on climate, an air conditioner using a standard HFC refrigerant would have to use 6.4 times less electricity than the baseline unit. Emily Underwood, Scientific American, 23 June 2021 Wood said more than half of all models sold in the U.S. by GE now use a climate-friendly refrigerant. Phil Mckenna, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2021 There’s a problem with that logic though: The agreement to phase down hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, a potent climate-warming refrigerant, by 85% by 2035, is in essence a mandate. Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2020 The package is headlined by a measure to phase down hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, a climate-warming refrigerant, by 85% by 2035, which would be one of the most significant emissions-reducing measures ever passed. Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner, 21 Dec. 2020 Other materials include a cannibalized empty refrigerant can, trailer hitch, steel bar, steel wire, fender washers and piezo microphone along with FM transmitter, solar panel battery charger, paint, grease and welding wire. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2020 See More
Adjective
In warm months, air-source heat pumps suck out hot air from a room and blow it over a coil and cycle it through a refrigerant so cold air comes back inside. Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 21 July 2022 Finding a suitable scroll compressor for a specific application requires understanding variables such as refrigerant, rating conditions, and cooling capacity. Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 24 June 2022 The Novva campus uses closed, recirculating pipes with refrigerant to cool its servers. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2022 The main difference is that through-the-wall air conditioners connect directly to the outdoor unit instead of connecting through the electrical and refrigerant lines. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2022 The configurator presents multiple selection criteria for application, refrigerant, rating conditions, and cooling capacity. Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 24 June 2022 Heat pumps, by contrast, just move refrigerant around the house in insulated pipes. Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022 Homes that are air-conditioned are likely serviced every few years and may be topped off with refrigerant. Ian Palmer, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022 The Ultium motors are oil cooled and that oil flows through an oil-to-refrigerant heat exchanger. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Noun
For five of the nine ice rinks at the Beijing Olympics, the natural refrigerant is CO2. Aurora Almendral, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2022 Critics have charged that the restrictions will hurt consumers whose air conditioners and refrigerators run on the affordable refrigerant. Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2021 Superconductivity was discovered way back in 1911, when liquid helium first came into widespread use as a refrigerant. Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 7 July 2021 To attain the contest’s goal of five times less impact on climate, an air conditioner using a standard HFC refrigerant would have to use 6.4 times less electricity than the baseline unit. Emily Underwood, Scientific American, 23 June 2021 Wood said more than half of all models sold in the U.S. by GE now use a climate-friendly refrigerant. Phil Mckenna, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2021 There’s a problem with that logic though: The agreement to phase down hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, a potent climate-warming refrigerant, by 85% by 2035, is in essence a mandate. Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2020 The package is headlined by a measure to phase down hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, a climate-warming refrigerant, by 85% by 2035, which would be one of the most significant emissions-reducing measures ever passed. Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner, 21 Dec. 2020 Other materials include a cannibalized empty refrigerant can, trailer hitch, steel bar, steel wire, fender washers and piezo microphone along with FM transmitter, solar panel battery charger, paint, grease and welding wire. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1599, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1676, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
refrigerant 1 of 2
adjective
re·frig·er·ant ri-ˈfrij-(ə-)rənt
: allaying heat or fever
refrigerant
2 of 2noun
: a medicine or an application for allaying fever or its symptoms