1590s, originally in medicine; from Latin refrigerans, present participle of refrigerare "make cool or cold, to cool down" (see refrigeration). As a noun from 1670s.
权威例句
1. Freon will not be used as refrigerant in the future.
未来的制冷剂将不会使用氟利昂。
2. The refrigerant in a household refrigerator also undergoes a cyclic process.
家用冰箱的致冷剂,也经历循环过程.
3. Each evaporator shall have 2 refrigerant circuits, one for each compressor.
每台蒸发器将有2条冷却液电路, 一为每台压缩机.
4. The auxiliary building adopts a variable refrigerant volume air conditioning system.
附楼采用变制冷剂流量多联分体式空调系统.
5. ODP and GWP are the most important indexes for refrigerant evaluation.