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Coolant vs Refrigerant - What's the difference?

coolant | refrigerant |

As nouns the difference between coolant and refrigerant

is that coolant is a medium, usually fluid, used to draw heat from an object while refrigerant is 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.

As an adjective refrigerant is

that cools or freezes; allaying heat or fever.

coolant

English

Noun

(wikipedia coolant) (en noun)
  • A medium, usually fluid, used to draw heat from an object.
  • : Coolant is used in car engines and industrial processes, where excess heat could cause machine damage.

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    refrigerant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That cools or freezes; allaying heat or fever.
    • (Francis Bacon)

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia refrigerant)
  • 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.
  • That which makes cool or cold, such as a medicine for allaying the symptoms of fever.
    • A refrigerant to passion. — Blair.

    See also

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