Dictionary

antifreeze en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English freeze English antifreeze From anti- + freeze.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to such a substance.

Forms

antifreeze en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English freeze English antifreeze From anti- + freeze.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water.
2. (countable, uncountable) Automotive antifreeze, a solution of ethylene glycol, used as an additive to water or a replacement for water, in the radiator of a motorcar.
3. (countable, uncountable) A deicer, a heated glycol solution used to remove ice from the aerodynamic surfaces of an airplane, and to prevent icing while on the tarmac.

Forms

Descendants

а̏нтифрӣз · антифри́з · antifrizë · антифриз · antifriz · антифри́з · ȁntifrīz

Relateds

antifreezing

Translations (37)

fr antigel (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · ga frithreo (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · nl antivries (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · cs chladicí kapalina (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · hy անտիֆրիզ (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · tr dondurmaz (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · it antigelo (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · bg антифри́з (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · pdt Antiefries (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · nn frostvæske (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · sh а̏нтифрӣз (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · is frostlögur (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · cy gwrthrewydd (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · et antifriis (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · cs nemrznoucí kapalina (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · ko 부동액 (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · fi pakkasneste (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · es antifrís (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · es anticongelante (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · ca anticongelant (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · cmn 防凍液 /防冻液 (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · pl płyn chłodniczy (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · nb frostvæske (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · sv frostskydd (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · sq antifrizë (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · pt anticongelante (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · el αντιψυκτικό (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · hy հակասառիչ (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · lt antifrizas (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · ja 不凍液 (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · sh ȁntifrīz (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · de Frostschutzmittel (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · da frostvæske (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · sv glykol (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · pl odmrażacz (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · tr antifriz (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) · ru антифри́з (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water)