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Refrigerant vs Cryogen - What's the difference?

refrigerant | cryogen |

As a verb refrigerant

is .

As an adjective refrigerant

is refrigerant.

As a noun cryogen is

(physics) a cryogenic liquid (that boils below about -160°c) used as a refrigerant.

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

    * coolant ----

    cryogen

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) a cryogenic liquid (that boils below about -160°C) used as a refrigerant