: a refrigerant agent or agency: such as
a
: a medication for reducing body heat
b
: a substance used in refrigeration
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
Even a small refrigerant leak can drastically impact your air conditioner’s ability to cool.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
What really propelled the Climate & Sustainability Tech segment was its food retail operations, which includes sales of CO2 refrigerant systems.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 July 2024
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Adjective
The three main types of dehumidifiers homeowners choose from when deciding how to address high-humidity problems at home are refrigerant, desiccant, and whole-house dehumidifiers.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
Even a small refrigerant leak can drastically impact your air conditioner’s ability to cool.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
Noun
Refrigerant Dehumidifier Refrigerant dehumidifiers draw in warm, moist air and pass it over a series of coils that have been cooled using refrigerant.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
What really propelled the Climate & Sustainability Tech segment was its food retail operations, which includes sales of CO2 refrigerant systems.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 July 2024
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“Refrigerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refrigerant. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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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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