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antiwear

antiwear adjective: preventing mechanical wear.

Adjective

antiwear (not comparable)

  1. Preventing mechanical wear.

Origin of antiwear

From anti- + wear.

Questions about antiwear

What does antiwear mean?
Antiwear means preventing mechanical wear.
What part of speech is antiwear?
Antiwear is an adjective.

Words near antiwear in the dictionary

  1. antiwart
  2. antiwasp
  3. antiwaste
  4. antiwater
  5. antiweapon
  6. antiwear
  7. antiweed
  8. antiwelfare
  9. antiwestern
  10. antiwesternism
  11. antiwetting

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