antifreeze

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noun

A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water.

OriginEnglish freeze ← Middle English fresen ← Old English frēosan →
Less commonScrabble 22
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Meanings

nounantifreeze (countable and uncountable, plural antifreezes)

plural antifreezes · alternative anti-freeze

  1. countableuncountableA substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water.
  2. countableuncountableautomotiveAutomotive antifreeze, a solution of ethylene glycol, used as an additive to water or a replacement for water, in the radiator of a motorcar.
  3. countableuncountableaeronauticsA deicer, a heated glycol solution used to remove ice from the aerodynamic surfaces of an airplane, and to prevent icing while on the tarmac.
adjective

alternative anti-freeze

  1. Of or pertaining to such a substance.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*prews-
  8. Proto-Germanic*freusaną
  9. Proto-West Germanic*freusan
  10. Old Englishfrēosan
  11. Middle Englishfresen
  12. Englishfreeze
  13. Englishantifreeze

From anti- + freeze.

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Translations

Bulgarian антифри́з
  • антифри́з (antifríz)a substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Catalan anticongelant
  • anticongelanta substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Chinese Mandarin 防凍液 /防冻液
  • 防凍液 /防冻液 (fángdòngyè)a substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Czech nemrznoucí kapalina, chladicí kapalina
  • nemrznoucí kapalinaa substance used to lower the freezing point of water
  • chladicí kapalinaa substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Danish frostvæske
  • frostvæskea substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Dutch antivries
  • antivriesa substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Estonian antifriis
  • antifriisa substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Finnish pakkasneste
  • pakkasnestea substance used to lower the freezing point of water
French antigel
  • antigela substance used to lower the freezing point of water
German Frostschutzmittel
  • Frostschutzmittela substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Greek αντιψυκτικό
  • αντιψυκτικό (antipsyktikó)a substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Icelandic frostlögur
  • frostlögura substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Irish frithreo
  • frithreoa substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Italian antigelo
  • antigeloa substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Japanese 不凍液
  • 不凍液 (futōeki)a substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Korean 부동액
  • 부동액 (budong'aek)a substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Lithuanian antifrizas
  • antifrizasa substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Norwegian Bokmål frostvæske
  • frostvæskea substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Polish odmrażacz, płyn chłodniczy
  • odmrażacza substance used to lower the freezing point of water
  • płyn chłodniczya substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Portuguese anticongelante
  • anticongelantea substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Russian антифри́з
  • антифри́з (antifríz)a substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Spanish anticongelante, antifrís
  • anticongelantea substance used to lower the freezing point of water
  • antifrísa substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Swedish frostskydd, glykol
  • frostskydda substance used to lower the freezing point of water
  • glykola substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Turkish antifriz, dondurmaz
  • antifriza substance used to lower the freezing point of water
  • dondurmaza substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Welsh gwrthrewydd
  • gwrthrewydda substance used to lower the freezing point of water
Cite this entry
APA

antifreeze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifreeze

MLA

“antifreeze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifreeze. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antifreeze,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifreeze.

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