ANTIFREEZE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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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)

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