antifreeze

[ an-ti-freez, an-tee- ]

noun

1. a liquid used in the radiator of an internal-combustion engine to lower the freezing point of the cooling medium.

antifreeze

/ ˈæntɪˌfriːz /

noun

1. a liquid, usually ethylene glycol (ethanediol), added to cooling water to lower its freezing point, esp for use in an internal-combustion engine

Word History and Origins

Origin of antifreeze¹

First recorded in 1910–15; anti- + freeze

Example Sentences

McCarthy related the time he brought cookies and antifreeze to a woman whose car was having trouble at the entrance to his neighborhood.

From Washington Post

The “Pfizer-is-filled-with-antifreeze” talking point has become a popular myth among anti-vaxxers.

From The Daily Beast

By taking a page from nature, my colleagues and I hope to develop effective but more benign antifreeze compounds.

From Popular-Science

Fish, insects, and even some plants have learned to adapt to cold climates over hundreds of thousands of years by making their own antifreeze agents to survive subfreezing temperatures.

From Popular-Science

While there’s still much we don’t understand, we are using advanced computer modeling to see how antifreeze proteins interact with water molecules.

From Popular-Science

The cinnamon-flavored swill has been recalled in Europe over a chemical found in antifreeze.

From The Daily Beast

They're like the kid who puts antifreeze in the gas tank and then says see, I told you that car wouldn't run.

From The Daily Beast

Here I was thinking I was cheating death when I was more likely inhaling Chinese-made antifreeze.

From The Daily Beast

Propylene glycol as a liquid, he told me, is “similar to antifreeze.”

From The Daily Beast

Propylene glycol, on the other hand, is used to reduce the toxicity of antifreeze.

From The Daily Beast