English Explanatory Dictionary

refrigeratory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That which refrigerates or cools.
  2. In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, surrounding the worm, the vapour in which is thereby condensed.
  3. The chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an icemaker.
adj
  1. Mitigating heat; cooling.

Word forms

refrigeratory refrigeratories more refrigeratory most refrigeratory

Etymology

Compare French réfrigératoire.

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