frigoricn.adj.
/frɪˈɡɒrɪk/ An imagined ‘imponderable’ substance supposed to be the cause of cold. Cf. caloric n.
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frigoric1812
1812 Monthly Mag. 34 297 If..water has decreased in temperature, and dilated by the presence of frigoric, why should frigoric..produce a contrary effect [in mercury]?
B. adj.
‘Pertaining to or consisting in the application of cold’ ( Cent. Dict.). rare.
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frigoric1887
1887 Sci. Amer. LVI. 178 The conditions under which the frigoric service was to be introduced into the morgue.
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