antifreeze

[ an-ti-freez, an-tee- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a liquid used in the radiator of an internal-combustion engine to lower the freezing point of the cooling medium.

antifreeze

/ ˈæntɪˌfriːz /

a liquid, usually ethylene glycol (ethanediol), added to cooling water to lower its freezing point, esp for use in an internal-combustion engine

First recorded in 1910–15; anti- + freeze

The cinnamon-flavored swill has been recalled in Europe over a chemical found in antifreeze.

They're like the kid who puts antifreeze in the gas tank and then says see, I told you that car wouldn't run.

Here I was thinking I was cheating death when I was more likely inhaling Chinese-made antifreeze.

Propylene glycol as a liquid, he told me, is “similar to antifreeze.”

Propylene glycol, on the other hand, is used to reduce the toxicity of antifreeze.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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