: a refrigerant agent or agency: such as
a
: a medication for reducing body heat
b
: a substance used in refrigeration
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023
The air-to-water version of a heat pump adds a new layer of efficiency by transferring heating and cooling to the indoors via insulated water lines, keeping all of the refrigerant self-contained in the outdoor equipment and outside of the building envelope.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
Special refrigerant gases used in air-conditioners and refrigerators, when leaked into the atmosphere, are also potent greenhouse gases.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
Applying an electrical current moves the ions and changes the refrigerant material's melting point.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023
The first is the refrigerant dehumidifier, which works by drawing warm air in and over a series of refrigerated coils.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
All air conditioners pump a refrigerant fluid—that absorbs heat—through a series of coils to move heat from one location to another.
—Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
Installing a mini-split is a pretty big job, because the refrigerant tube must travel through your wall from the exterior unit to the interior air handler, and the unit needs to hard-wired to your home's electrical system.
—Amber Nolan, Treehugger, 13 July 2023
To lessen refrigerant pollution and reduce waste, Windmill offers customers a recycling directory for safely disposing of their old AC unit.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 1 July 2022
Ian Wang, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
The fluid is then pumped into a building's air conditioning system to chill down the conventional refrigerants.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
Better management of e-waste such as refrigerators and air conditioners, which emit refrigerants like chlorofluorocarbons that are potent greenhouse gases, can also reduce the climate impact of this waste.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
The refrigerants were concealed under a tarp and tools.
—USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
The refrigerant boils and evaporates into a vapor, and a compressor increases its temperature and pressure.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2024
The cooling capacity of these crystals is similar to that of the commercial refrigerants used in ACs, according to Moya.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
The indictment alleges that Hart smuggled cylinders of regulated refrigerants into the U.S. on at least five occasions — once in July 2022 and four times in October of that year.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024
The compressor circulates the refrigerant throughout the system and constricts the refrigerant into a vapor, pushing it through coils on the outside of the fridge.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2021
Adjective
The refrigerant material warms up when a magnetic field is applied, reabsorbing that heat when the magnetic field is removed.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023
The air-to-water version of a heat pump adds a new layer of efficiency by transferring heating and cooling to the indoors via insulated water lines, keeping all of the refrigerant self-contained in the outdoor equipment and outside of the building envelope.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
Special refrigerant gases used in air-conditioners and refrigerators, when leaked into the atmosphere, are also potent greenhouse gases.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
Applying an electrical current moves the ions and changes the refrigerant material's melting point.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023
The first is the refrigerant dehumidifier, which works by drawing warm air in and over a series of refrigerated coils.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
All air conditioners pump a refrigerant fluid—that absorbs heat—through a series of coils to move heat from one location to another.
—Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
Installing a mini-split is a pretty big job, because the refrigerant tube must travel through your wall from the exterior unit to the interior air handler, and the unit needs to hard-wired to your home's electrical system.
—Amber Nolan, Treehugger, 13 July 2023
To lessen refrigerant pollution and reduce waste, Windmill offers customers a recycling directory for safely disposing of their old AC unit.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 1 July 2022
Noun
Early in her novel, a woman is frozen to death with a chemical refrigerant made of paramagnetic salts: a Lot’s wife for the Information Age.
—Ian Wang, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
The fluid is then pumped into a building's air conditioning system to chill down the conventional refrigerants.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
Better management of e-waste such as refrigerators and air conditioners, which emit refrigerants like chlorofluorocarbons that are potent greenhouse gases, can also reduce the climate impact of this waste.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
The refrigerants were concealed under a tarp and tools.
—USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
The refrigerant boils and evaporates into a vapor, and a compressor increases its temperature and pressure.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2024
The cooling capacity of these crystals is similar to that of the commercial refrigerants used in ACs, according to Moya.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
The indictment alleges that Hart smuggled cylinders of regulated refrigerants into the U.S. on at least five occasions — once in July 2022 and four times in October of that year.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024
The compressor circulates the refrigerant throughout the system and constricts the refrigerant into a vapor, pushing it through coils on the outside of the fridge.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2021
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refrigerant
1 of 2 adjective
re·frig·er·ant
ri-ˈfrij-(ə-)rənt 
: allaying heat or fever
refrigerant
2 of 2 noun
: a medicine or an application for allaying fever or its symptoms
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