REFRIG'ERATORY, adjective Cooling; mitigating heat. 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.
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