Definitions for coolant
coolant
cool·ant
Spelling: [koo-luh nt]
IPA: /ˈku lənt/
Coolant is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 148 anagrams from letters in coolant (aclnoot).
Definitions for coolant
noun
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a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
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a lubricant that dissipates the heat caused by friction.
Origin of coolant
First recorded in 1925-30; cool + -ant
Examples for coolant
Once the system is powered on, coolant flows to the bottom, extracts heat from the soil, and flows back up to be cooled again.