English Dictionary: refrigerant | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for refrigerant | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Refrigerant \Re*frig"er*ant\ (r?*fr?j"?r-ant), a. [L. refrigerans, p. pr. of refrigerare: cf. F. r[82]frig[82]rant. See {Refrigerate}.] Cooling; allaying heat or fever. --Bacon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Refrigerant \Re*frig"er*ant\, n. 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. [bd]A refrigerant to passion.[b8] --Blair. |