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deicer

American  
[dee-ahy-ser] / diˈaɪ sər /
Or de-icer

noun

  1. a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.


Etymology

Origin of deicer

First recorded in 1930–35; deice + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Potassium acetate, also used as an aircraft deicer, was mistakenly used by Oklahoma in a 2015 lethal injection.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021

Case in point: What’s the most effective way to apply a chemical deicer?

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2015

This means that a significant amount of the deicer is unaccounted for.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2015

Goodrich has developed a "deicer" consisting of a pair of rubber tubes which ordinarily lie flat against the wing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most effective and widely used device now is a deicer: B. F. Goodrich's "rubber-boot"�a rubber strip fastened in place along the leading edges of the wings.

From Time Magazine Archive

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