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单词 refrigerant
释义

refrigerant

/rɪˈfrɪdʒ(ə)r(ə)nt /
noun
A substance used for refrigeration.In addition to controlling pressure, fluid-control valves regulate the rate the flow of fluid i.e. how brake fluid, transmission oil, refrigerants and other fluids are used in the car....
  • In the last half of the twentieth century, the manufacture of chlorofluorocarbons for use as propellants in aerosol sprays and refrigerants has resulted in a slow mixing of these compounds with the stratosphere.
  • However, he points out that halogen oxidants also form during the sunlight-triggered breakdown of industrial chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants.
adjective
Causing cooling or refrigeration: one of the refrigerant pipes had burst...
  • The cooler includes a variable displacement compressor for compressing refrigerant gas.
  • Liver damage found in nine workers is believed to be caused by a leaking refrigerant pipe in the workers' cabin.
  • The heat pump uses similar technology to a domestic fridge - the expansion and contraction of refrigerant gases to produce much more heat using less electricity.

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting a substance that cools or allays fever): from French réfrigérant or Latin refrigerant- 'making cool', from the verb refrigerare (see refrigerate).

Rhymes

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