refrigerant

  1. Noun.  A substance used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change between gas and liquid to allow the cooling, as in refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.
  2. Noun.  That which makes cool or cold, such as a medicine for allaying the symptoms of fever.

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