Meaning | A liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point. |
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Narrower | ethylene glycol, glycol, ethanediol | A sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid / liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent |
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propylene glycol, propanediol | A sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid / liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects |
Broader | liquid | A substance that is liquid / liquid at room temperature and pressure |
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Spanish | anticongelante, líquido anticongelante |
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Catalan | anticongelant, líquid anticongelant |
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