OBO ID: CHEBI:78433 |
Term Name: | refrigerant | Search Ontology: | |
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Definition: | A substance used in a thermodynamic heat pump cycle or refrigeration cycle that undergoes a phase change from a gas to a liquid and back. Refrigerants are used in air-conditioning systems and freezers or refrigerators and are assigned a "R" number (by ASHRAE - formerly the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers), which is determined systematically according to their molecular structure. | ||
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Ontology: | ChEBI ( EBI ) |
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