冷媒

れいばい
noun
refrigerant; coolant
1. refrigerant; coolant
The working fluid in an air conditioner, refrigerator, or heat pump that absorbs and releases heat as it circulates, cooling or heating the surroundings. A technical term in refrigeration and HVAC engineering.
冷媒(れいばい)が漏(も)れている。
The refrigerant is leaking.
この冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)は新(あたら)しい冷媒(れいばい)を使(つか)っている。
This refrigerator uses a new refrigerant.
環境(かんきょう)への影響(えいきょう)が少(すく)ない冷媒(れいばい)への切(き)り替(か)えが進(すす)んでいる。
The switch to refrigerants with less environmental impact is advancing.

A technical term used in air conditioning, refrigeration, and heat-pump engineering.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 冷媒(れいばい)ガス: refrigerant gas
  • 冷媒(れいばい)を充填(じゅうてん)する: to charge with refrigerant
  • 冷媒(れいばい)が漏(も)れる: refrigerant leaks
  • 代替(だいたい)冷媒(れいばい): alternative (substitute) refrigerant

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 冷却(れいきゃく)材(ざい): coolant material — broader term for anything used to cool.
  • 不凍液(ふとうえき): antifreeze — a liquid that lowers the freezing point, as in a car radiator.
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