refrigerant

Plural: refrigerants

Noun

any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)
A substance used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change between gas and liquid to allow the cooling, as in refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.
That which makes cool or cold, such as a medicine for allaying the symptoms of fever.

Adjective Satellite

causing cooling or freezing
- "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide"

Adj

That cools or freezes; providing relief from heat or fever.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin refrīgerāns, present participle of refrīgerō (“I cool, I refresh”).

Synonyms

refrigerating

Scrabble Score: 15

refrigerant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
refrigerant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
refrigerant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

refrigerant is a valid Words With Friends word