Refrigeratory

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Refrigeratory \Re*frig"er*a*to*ry\ (-?*t?*r?), a. [L.
     refrigeratorius.]
     Mitigating heat; cooling.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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]