| NOUN | substance | refrigerant | any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator) |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | refrigerant, refrigerating | causing cooling or freezing |
| Sounds | rihfrih'jherahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | Causing cooling or freezing. | |
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| Example | "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide" | |
| Synonym | refrigerating | |
| Broader | cold | Having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration |
| Spanish | frigorífico, refrigerante | |
| Catalan | frigorífic, refrigerant | |
| Nouns | refrigerant | any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator) |
| Verbs | refrigerate | cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator |
| refrigerate | preserve by chilling | |
| Meaning | Any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator). | |
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| Narrower | cryogen | A liquid / liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant |
| Broader | substance | A particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties |
| Spanish | refrigerante | |
| Catalan | fluid refrigerant, refrigerant | |
| Adjectives | refrigerant | causing cooling or freezing |
| Verbs | refrigerate | cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator |
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