: a refrigerant agent or agency: such as
a
: a medication for reducing body heat
b
: a substance used in refrigeration
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2025
The Rocky Hill Fire Department responded to a Stop & Shop at 80 Town Line Road around 7:40 p.m. Friday on a report of a refrigerant leak, according to fire officials.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2025
Back in the 70s, scientists discovered that chemicals used in the production of items such as aerosol sprays, foam-blowing agents, solvents, and refrigerants, had created a hole in the ozone over the Antarctic spring.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The company, incorporated in New York, is a refrigerant services company that provides solutions for the refrigeration industry, including the sale, recovery, reclamation, and reuse of refrigerant gases.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2025
The Rocky Hill Fire Department responded to a Stop & Shop at 80 Town Line Road around 7:40 p.m. Friday on a report of a refrigerant leak, according to fire officials.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
They can be found in solvents, refrigerants, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals and are used as flame retardants and fire extinguishants.
—New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2025
Back in the 70s, scientists discovered that chemicals used in the production of items such as aerosol sprays, foam-blowing agents, solvents, and refrigerants, had created a hole in the ozone over the Antarctic spring.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Refrigerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refrigerant. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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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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