I. rə̇ˈfrij(ə)rənt, rēˈf- adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin refrigerant-, refrigerans, present participle of refrigerare
: cooling
refrigerant latitudes
: allaying heat or fever
refrigerant medicines
: refreshing
II. noun
( -s )
: a refrigerant agent or agency: as
a. : a medicine or an application for allaying fever or its symptoms
b. : a substance (as ice, ammonia, carbon dioxide) used in refrigeration