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Definition: Coolant |
CoolantNoun1. A fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transfering 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". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "coolant" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Aerospace | A liquid or gas used to cool something, as a rocket combustion chamber.This word is used in many self-explanatory compounds, which include: coolant chamber, coolant gallery, coolant hose, coolant jacket, coolant passage, coolant pump, coolant radiator.Symbol c used as subscript. (references) |
Energy | A substance circulated through a nuclear reactor to remove or transfer heat. The most commonly used coolant in the United States is water. Other coolants include heavy water, air, carbon dioxide, helium, liquid sodium, and a sodium-potassium alloy. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | Any fluid employed for transferring heat from the products to be cooled to the evaporating primary refrigerant. Source: European Union. (references) |
Nuclear Energy & Physics | The gas, water or liquid metal circulated through a reactor core to carry the heat generated in it by fission(and radioactive decay)to boilers or heat exchangers. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Coolant |
| English words defined with "coolant": boiling water reactor, BWR ♦ cooling tower ♦ electric refrigerator ♦ fridge ♦ gas-cooled reactor ♦ liquid metal reactor ♦ pressurized water reactor, PWR ♦ radiator cap ♦ water-cooled reactor. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "coolant": Loss of coolant accident. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Coolant" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Coolant" is used about 39 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 39 | 55,036 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "coolant": coolant system ♦ liquid coolant ♦ loss of coolant accident ♦ primary coolant ♦ reactor coolant. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "coolant": loss-of-coolant. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "coolant"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ftohës (cooler, cooling, refrigerator). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "冷剂. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | chladicí kapalina. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kuldebaerer (cooling medium, refrigerating medium, secondary refrigerant), koelemiddel (refrigerant), kølevæske (heat transfer fluid), kølemiddel (cooling agent, refrigerant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | warmtetransport-medium (heat transfer fluid), warmtedrager (heat transfer fluid), refrigerantium (cooling agent), koudedrager (cooling medium, refrigerating medium, secondary refrigerant), koelvloeistof, koelmiddel (cooling agent, cooling medium, refrigerant), koeler (condenser, cooling agent, refrigerator). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | lämmönsiirtoväliaine (cooling medium, refrigerating medium, secondary refrigerant), kylmän siirtoaine (cooling medium, refrigerating medium, secondary refrigerant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | caloporteur, réfrigérant du réacteur (primary coolant, reactor coolant), réfrigérant (cold trap, cooling agent), médium réfrigérant (cooling medium), fluide réfrigérant, fluide frigoporteur (cooling medium), fluide de refroidissement (primary coolant, reactor coolant), fluide caloporteur, agent frigorifique (cooling agent, cooling medium), agent de refroidissement (cooling medium), agent de réfrigération (cooling agent, cooling medium). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Kühlmittel (freezing agent, refrigerant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ψυκτικό (refrigerant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | refrigerante (refrigerant, refrigerator), mezzo refrigerante (cooling agent, cooling medium, refrigerating medium, secondary refrigerant), fluido secondario (cooling medium, refrigerating medium, secondary refrigerant), fluido refrigerante (cooling agent, cooling medium, heat transfer fluid, primary coolant, reactor coolant, refrigerant), fluido frigorifero (cooling medium, refrigerating medium, secondary refrigerant), fluido di raffreddamento (cooling agent, cooling medium, heat transfer fluid, refrigerant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 冷却液 , 冷却水 , 冷却剤 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | れいきゃくすい, れいきゃくざい, れいきゃくえき. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 냉각액. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | sthoo feayree. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oolantcay refrigerante (cooler, frig, refresher, refrigerant, refrigeratory, soft drink), fluido secundário (cooling medium, refrigerating medium, secondary refrigerant), fluido de refrigeração (primary coolant, reactor coolant), fluido de arrefecimento. (various references) lichid folosit pentru rãcire. (various references) охладитель (chillers, refrigerant). (various references) refrigerante del reactor (primary coolant, reactor coolant), refrigerante (cooler, cooling, refrigerant), medio refrigerante (cooling agent), fluido refrigerador (cooling medium, refrigerating medium, secondary refrigerant), fluido de refrigeración (primary coolant, reactor coolant). (various references) köldbärare (brine, cooling medium, non freeze liquid, non freezing solution, refrigerating medium, secondary refrigerant). (various references) สารที่ช่วยล"ความร้อน (เช่น สำหรับเครื่องยนต์). (various references) soğutma sıvısı, soğutma gazı. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "coolant": coolants. (additional references) | |
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"Coolant" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Caolan, ceulan, Coblentz, coelian, Colart, collant, Coslany, couglan, Coutant, Cualann, mouflant. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "coolant" (pronounced kuw"lunt) |
| 6 | k uw" l u n t | esculent. |
| 4 | -l u n t | ambivalent, assailant, benevolent, divalent, equivalent, excellent, flatulent, fraudulent, gallant, indolent, inhalant, insolent, jubilant, malevolent, monovalent, nonviolent, opulent, petulant, prevalent, propellant, repellent, sealant, silent, somnolent, stimulant, succulent, talent, tetravalent, truculent, turbulent, vigilant, violent, virulent. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, errant, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, frequent, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, solvent, stagnant, statement, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, tumescent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: octanol. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-l-n-o-o-t" | |
-2 letters: canto, cloot, colon, conto, cotan, notal, octal, octan, talon, tolan, tonal. | |
-3 letters: alto, calo, cant, clan, clon, clot, coal, coat, cola, colt, cool, coon, coot, loan, loca, loco, loon, loot, lota, nolo, nota, onto, taco, talc, tola, tool, toon. | |
-4 letters: act, alt, ant, can, cat, col, con, coo, cot, lac, lat, loo, lot. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-l-n-o-o-t" | |
+1 letter: colorant, coolants, ecotonal, location, octanols. | |
+2 letters: coalition, coitional, collation, colorants, contralto, locations, noncoital, octagonal, olfaction. | |
+3 letters: allocation, allocution, bilocation, catholicon, coalitions, collations, colocating, coloration, commonalty, conflation, confrontal, conglobate, contraltos, copulation, cottontail, iconoclast, iconolatry, inoculator, locational, microtonal, olfactions, osculation, relocation, vocational. | |
+4 letters: allocations, allocutions, anacoluthon, antialcohol, avocational, bilocations, cartoonlike, catholicons, chlorinator, coagulation, cognitional, coleopteran, colligation, collimation, collocating, collocation, colonialist, colorations, commonality, compilation, conciliator, conditional, condolatory, condylomata, conflations, confrontals, congelation, conglobated, conglobates, consolation, consolatory, consolidate, consonantal, consonantly, copulations, correlation, cottontails, decollation, dislocation, iconoclasts, inoculation, inoculators, mislocation, monocrystal, neocortical, nomenclator, nontropical, notochordal, occultation, octagonally, ontological, oscillation, osculations, percolation, relocations, toponymical, trichomonal, vacuolation. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Slideshow | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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