refrigeratory Meaning, Definition & Usage

Re*frig"er*a*to*ry adjective
Etymology
L. refrigeratorius.
Definitions
  1. Mitigating heat; cooling.
Re*frig"er*a*to*ry noun
Etymology
CF. F. réfrigératoire.
Wordforms
plural -ries
Definitions
  1. 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 1913