# refrigerant

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #43,877

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. That which makes cool or cold, such as a medicine for allaying the symptoms of fever.

## Etymology
From Latin refrīgerāns, present participle of refrīgerō (“I cool, I refresh”).

## Easily confused with
- **refrigerate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refrigerant-vs-refrigerate)

## Common misspellings (17)
`erfrigerant`, `reffrigerant`, `refirgerant`, `refrgierant`, `refriegrant`, `refrigearnt`, `refrigerannt`, `refrigerantt`, `refrigeratn`, `refrigernat`, `refrigerrant`, `refriggerant`, `refrigreant`, `refrrigerant`, `rerfigerant`, `rferigerant`, `rrefrigerant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/refrigerant