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Webster 1913 Edition
Refrigeratory
Re-frig′er-a-to-ry
(-?-t?-r?)
, Adj.
[L.
refrigeratorius
.] Mitigating heat; cooling.
Re-frig′er-a-to-ry
,Noun.
pl.
-ries
(-fr[GREEK]z)
. [CF. F.
réfrigératoire
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Refrigeratory
REFRIG'ERATORY
,Adj.
REFRIG'ERATORY
,Noun.
1.
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.2.
Any thing internally cooling.Definition 2024
refrigeratory
refrigeratory
English
Noun
refrigeratory (plural refrigeratories)
- (dated) That which refrigerates or cools.
- In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, surrounding the worm, the vapour in which is thereby condensed.
- The chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice machine.
Adjective
refrigeratory (comparative more refrigeratory, superlative most refrigeratory)
- Mitigating heat; cooling.