\Re*frig"er*ant\ (r?*fr?j"?r-ant), a. [L.
refrigerans, p. pr. of refrigerare: cf. F. r['e]frig['e]rant.
See {Refrigerate}.]
Cooling; allaying heat or fever. --Bacon.

\Re*frig"er*ant\, n.
That which makes to be cool or cold; specifically, a medicine
or an application for allaying fever, or the symptoms of
fever; -- used also figuratively. --Holland. ``A refrigerant
to passion.'' --Blair.