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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An additive used to lower the freezing point of a liquid. Compounds that lower the freezing point of water are [ | + | An additive used to lower the freezing point of a liquid. Compounds that lower the freezing point of water are [[sodium%20chloride|sodium chloride]], [[magnesium%20chloride|magnesium chloride]], [[methyl%20alcohol|methanol]], [[ethyl%20alcohol|ethanol]], [[ethylene%20glycol|ethylene glycol]] and [[propylene%20glycol|propylene glycol]]. |
| − | See also [ | + | See also [[ice%20melter|ice melter]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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anti-freeze; freeze-thaw agent | anti-freeze; freeze-thaw agent | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 62 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 62 | ||
Latest revision as of 13:04, 27 April 2022
Description
An additive used to lower the freezing point of a liquid. Compounds that lower the freezing point of water are Sodium chloride, Magnesium chloride, methanol, ethanol, Ethylene glycol and Propylene glycol.
See also Ice melter.
Synonyms and Related Terms
anti-freeze; freeze-thaw agent
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 62
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000