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anticer

anticer is the dated form of anti-icer.

Meaning of anti-icer

Noun

anti-icer (plural anti-icers)

  1. A device or chemical substance that prevents ice formation or removes any formed ice.

Forms of anticer

pluralanticers

Origin of anticer

Blend of anti- + ice + -er, originally a Dunlop trade name.

Questions about anticer

What is anticer the dated form of?
Anticer is the dated form of anti-icer.

Words near anticer in the dictionary

  1. anticentrist
  2. anticentrists
  3. anticentromere
  4. anticephalalgic
  5. anticephalalgics
  6. anticer
  7. anticercarial
  8. anticerebellar
  9. anticerebral
  10. anticeremonial
  11. anticeremonialism

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