a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of pants (
n. [ See Geranium. ] (Chem.) A terpene alcohol (
n. [ L., fr. Gr.
☞ Many plants referred to the genus
n. [ F. gérant. ] The manager or acting partner of a company, joint-stock association, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. refrigerans, p. pr. of refrigerare: cf. F. réfrigérant. See Refrigerate. ] Cooling; allaying heat or fever. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]