Refrigeratory

Refrigeratory
Refrigeratory Re*frig"er*a*to*ry, n.; pl. {-ries} (-fr?z). [CF. F. r['e]frig['e]ratoire.] That which refrigerates or cools. Specifically: (a) In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, surrounding the worm, the vapor in which is thereby condensed. (b) The chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice machine. [1913 Webster]

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  • Refrigeratory — Re*frig er*a*to*ry ( ?*t?*r?), a. [L. refrigeratorius.] Mitigating heat; cooling. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Refrigeratory — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Refrigeratory >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 refrigerator refrigerator refrigeratory Sgm: N 1 frigidarium frigidarium Sgm: N 1 cold storage cold storage Sgm: N 1 icehouse icehouse icepail icebag icebox …   English dictionary for students

  • refrigeratory — See refrigeration. * * * …   Universalium

  • refrigeratory — a. Cooling, refrigerative …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • refrigeratory — re·frig·er·a·to·ry …   English syllables

  • refrigeratory — adj. & n. adj. serving to cool. n. (pl. ies) hist. a cold water vessel attached to a still for condensing vapour. Etymology: mod.L refrigeratorium (n.), L refrigeratorius (adj.) (as REFRIGERATE) …   Useful english dictionary

  • -ries — Refrigeratory Re*frig er*a*to*ry, n.; pl. { ries} ( fr?z). [CF. F. r[ e]frig[ e]ratoire.] That which refrigerates or cools. Specifically: (a) In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, surrounding the worm, the vapor in which is thereby… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Still — Still, v. t. [Abbreviated fr. distill.] 1. To cause to fall by drops. [1913 Webster] 2. To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill. Tusser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • refrigerate — refrigerative, refrigeratory /ri frij euhr euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /ri frij euh rayt /, v.t., refrigerated, refrigerating. to make or keep cold or cool, as for preservation. [1525 35; < L refrigeratus, ptp. of refrigerare to make cool, equiv …   Universalium

  • chilling — Synonyms and related words: ache, aching, adiabatic absorption, adiabatic demagnetization, adiabatic expansion, air conditioning, air cooling, alarming, algific, awing, blast freezing, blast freezing, chilblains, chill, chilliness, cold creeps,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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