Re*frig"er*a*to*ry (-?*t?*r?), a. [L. refrigeratorius.]
Mitigating heat; cooling.
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Re*frig"er*a*to*ry, n.; pl. -ries (-frz). [CF. F. r'efrig'eratoire.]
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.
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