Definitions for antifreeze
ˈæn tɪˌfriz, ˈæn ti-an·tifreeze

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1. antifreezenoun

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

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1. antifreezenoun

   A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water; used as an additive in the radiators of motorcars.

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1. Antifreeze

   An antifreeze is an additive which lowers the freezing point of a water-based liquid. An antifreeze mixture is used to achieve freezing-point depression for cold environments. Common antifreezes also increase the boiling point of the liquid, allowing higher coolant temperature. However, all common antifreeze additives also have lower heat capacities than water, and do reduce water's ability to act as a coolant when added to it.Because water has good properties as a coolant, water plus antifreeze is used in internal combustion engines and other heat transfer applications, such as HVAC chillers and solar water heaters. The purpose of antifreeze is to prevent a rigid enclosure from bursting due to expansion when water freezes. Commercially, both the additive (pure concentrate) and the mixture (diluted solution) are called antifreeze, depending on the context. Careful selection of an antifreeze can enable a wide temperature range in which the mixture remains in the liquid phase, which is critical to efficient heat transfer and the proper functioning of heat exchangers. Also important to note is most if not all commercial antifreeze formulations intended for use in heat transfer applications include different kinds of anti-corrosion and anti-cavitation agents that protect the hydraulic circuit from progressive wear.

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1. antifreeze

   Antifreeze is a liquid substance that is added to the water in an internal combustion engine’s cooling system in order to lower the freezing point. This prevents the engine from freezing in winter. Antifreeze also has the capacity to raise the boiling point of engine coolant to prevent overheating, and can help to prevent corrosion in the engine system. It is typically made from ethylene glycol or propylene glycol.

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1. Antifreeze

   An antifreeze is a chemical additive which lowers the freezing point of a water-based liquid. An antifreeze mixture is used to achieve freezing-point depression for cold environments and also achieves boiling-point elevation to allow higher coolant temperature. Freezing and boiling points are colligative properties of a solution, which depend on the concentration of the dissolved substance. Because water has good properties as a coolant, antifreeze is used in internal combustion engines and other heat transfer applications, such as HVAC chillers and solar water heaters. The purpose of antifreeze is to prevent a rigid enclosure from undergoing catastrophic deformation due to expansion when water turns to ice. Commercially, either the additive or the mixture may be referred to as antifreeze. Careful selection of an antifreeze can enable a wide temperature range in which the mixture remains in the liquid phase, which is critical to efficient heat transfer and the proper functioning of heat exchangers. Antifreezes are commonly used for de-icing such as for aircraft wings. Salts are frequently used for de-icing, but salt solutions are not used for cooling systems due to corrosion.

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1. antifreeze

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of antifreeze in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of antifreeze in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of antifreeze in a Sentence

1. John Burns:

   The genes coding for type I antifreeze proteins are likely recent additions to the fish genome and may be actively expanding to additional copies, it's like catching evolution in action.

2. David Gruber:

   Similar to how antifreeze in your car keeps the water in your radiator from freezing in cold temperatures, some animals have evolved amazing machinery that prevent them from freezing, such as antifreeze proteins, which prevent ice crystals from forming, we already knew that this tiny snailfish, which lives in extremely cold waters, produced antifreeze proteins, but we didn't realize just how chock-full of those proteins it is -- and the amount of effort it was putting into making these proteins.

3. Baptiste Journaux:

   We were trying to measure how adding salt would change the amount of ice we could get, since salt acts as an antifreeze, surprisingly, when we put the pressure on, what we saw is that these crystals that we were not expecting started growing. It was a very serendipitous discovery.

4. David Miller:

   For example, I could come to anyone’s driveway and find where your vehicles has leaked a drop of oil or antifreeze, sample that spot, {and claim] you are not in compliance with environmental regulations.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=antifreeze
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Antifreeze
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifreeze
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=antifreeze