antifreeze
antifreeze noun: a substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water.
Noun
antifreeze (countable and uncountable, plural antifreezes)
- A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water.
- Automotive antifreeze, a solution of ethylene glycol, used as an additive to water or a replacement for water, in the radiator of a motorcar.
- 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.
Adjective
antifreeze
- Of or pertaining to such a substance.
antifreeze meaning in Tamil and Urdu
antifreeze in Tamil
- உறையும் தன்மை நீக்கி, உறைதல் தடுப்பி
antifreeze in Urdu
- مانِع اِنجَماد
Forms of antifreeze
| plural | antifreezes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | anti-freeze |
Origin of antifreeze
From anti- + freeze.
Questions about antifreeze
- What does antifreeze mean?
- Antifreeze means a substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water.
- What is antifreeze in Tamil?
- Antifreeze in Tamil is உறையும் தன்மை நீக்கி, உறைதல் தடுப்பி. See Antifreeze meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is antifreeze?
- Antifreeze can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of antifreeze?
- The plural of antifreeze is antifreezes.
Words near antifreeze in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: antifreeze (page history and authors); antifreeze (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antifreeze (Urdu Wiktionary) (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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