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ANTIFREEZE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point
Classified under:
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)
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