refrigerant

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Methylene chloride is a solvent often used to refinish bathtubs and other surfaces, and to make pharmaceuticals and refrigerants.

From Washington Post

The vessel was reported to have an estimated 55,000 gallons of diesel and 19,000 pounds of Freon, a noncombustible gas commonly used as a refrigerant.

From New York Times

To keep the permafrost sturdy, ConocoPhillips uses thermosyphons, tall metal tubes filled with a refrigerant that are partly buried in ground to keep it frozen.

From New York Times

At DuPont, the new arrangement housed the company's Freon refrigerant division.

From Scientific American

Yet the E.P.A.’s recently completed risk-evaluation studies found that as much as 250 million pounds of TCE are still produced in the United States annually to make refrigerants and remove grease from metal parts.

From New York Times