ANTIFREEZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antifreeze mean? 

• ANTIFREEZE (noun)
  The noun ANTIFREEZE has 1 sense:

1. a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point

  Familiarity information: ANTIFREEZE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTIFREEZE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("antifreeze" is a kind of...):

liquid (a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antifreeze"):

ethanediol; ethylene glycol; glycol (a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent)

propanediol; propylene glycol (a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects)

 Context examples 

N-Nitrosodiethanolamine is ubiquitously found in the environment and is a contaminant formed by the reaction of nitrites with ethanolamines in a wide range of products including tobacco, pesticides, antifreeze and personal care products.

(N-Nitrosodi-n-butylamine, NCI Thesaurus)

A chemical used to make antifreeze, to clean medical equipment, and as a pesticide.

(Ethylene oxide, NCI Dictionary)

They also found that the worms transformed polyethylene into ethylene glycol, an organic compound used in making polyester fibers as well as antifreeze.

(Plastic Eating Worm Could Help Ease Pollution, VOA)

A type of alcohol used to make antifreeze, pesticides, windshield wiper fluid, paint thinner, certain types of fuel, and other substances.

(Methanol, NCI Dictionary)