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Definitions of refrigerant
  1. adjective
    causing cooling or freezing
    "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide"

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  2. noun
    any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)
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  • freon any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant
  • cryogen a liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant
  • cfc a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans
  • dichloromethane a nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant
  • dry ice solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant
  • hcfc a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere
  • hydrochlorofluorocarbon a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere
  • chlorofluorocarbon a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans
  • methylene chloride a nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant
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