Re-frig'er-a-to-ry1, a.
a. [Lat. refrigeratorius, Fr. réfrigératoire, Sp. & It. refrigeratorio.] Mitigating heat; cooling.
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a. [Lat. refrigeratorius, Fr. réfrigératoire, Sp. & It. refrigeratorio.] Mitigating heat; cooling.
n. That which refrigerates or cools; as, in distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, through which the worm passes, by which means the vapors are condensed as they pass through the worm.