antifreeze
[an-ti-freez, an-tee-]
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noun
a liquid used in the radiator of an internal-combustion engine to lower the freezing point of the cooling medium.
Origin of antifreeze
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The cinnamon-flavored swill has been recalled in Europe over a chemical found in antifreeze.
Here I was thinking I was cheating death when I was more likely inhaling Chinese-made antifreeze.
Propylene glycol as a liquid, he told me, is “similar to antifreeze.”
Propylene glycol, on the other hand, is used to reduce the toxicity of antifreeze.
That said, propylene glycol is different from the antifreeze used in cars, which is considered more toxic and not safe.
antifreeze
noun
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