frigorific

Examples

• All

• The doctor applied a frigorific compress to reduce the swelling.

• The frigorific air from the freezer was refreshing.

• The laboratory used a frigorific mixture to maintain low temperatures during the experiment.

• I love the frigorific breeze on hot summer days.

• Liquid nitrogen is highly frigorific, causing rapid freezing of most materials it contacts.

• The doctor applied a frigorific compress to reduce the swelling.

• The laboratory used a frigorific mixture to maintain low temperatures during the experiment.

Synonyms

C

cooling

vsfrigorific

60 2.1

A drop in temperature that makes something colder

focuses on causing or promoting that process rather than the process itself

R

refrigerating

vsfrigorific

4.2

To make something cold or keep it cold

is a general cause that promotes a cooling effect

R

refrigerant

vsfrigorific

• Specialized

6.9

Able to make things cold

is broader, meaning any cause that produces or promotes cooling

C

chilling

vsfrigorific

2.5

Making food or drink cold to keep it fresh

is more general, meaning any cause that produces a cooling effect

Antonyms

T

thermal

106 4.4

Relating to heat or made to keep heat in

How Cold

freezing

1.0

frigid

30 4.1

frigorific

9.9

cold

∞ 1.0

chilly

100 1.0

cool

65 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology