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anti-freeze

anti-freeze is the alternative form of antifreeze.

Meaning of antifreeze

Noun

antifreeze (countable and uncountable, plural antifreezes)

  1. A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water.
  2. 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. 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.

See all 4 meanings of antifreeze

Forms of anti-freeze

pluralanti-freezes

Questions about anti-freeze

What is anti-freeze the alternative form of?
Anti-freeze is the alternative form of antifreeze.

Words near anti-freeze in the dictionary

  1. anti-football
  2. anti-foreignism
  3. anti-foundationalism
  4. anti-foundationalist
  5. anti-fracking
  6. anti-freeze
  7. anti-freezes
  8. anti-fungal
  9. anti-fur
  10. anti-furries
  11. anti-furry

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anti-freeze (page history and authors); antifreeze (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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