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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another;
- Example: "he added more coolant to the car's radiator"
- Example: "the atomic reactor used a gas coolant"
- Example: "lathe operators use an emulsion of oil and water as a coolant for the cutting tool"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

coolant \coolant\ n. a fluid (gas or liquid) used to cool a device by transferring heat away from one part to another. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

coolant n 1: a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another; "he added more coolant to the car's radiator"; "the atomic reactor used a gas coolant"; "lathe operators use an emulsion of oil and water as a coolant for the cutting tool"