不凍液(ふとうえき)

ふとうえき
noun
antifreeze
technicaltransportationscience
1. antifreeze; antifreeze solution
A liquid that does not freeze at low temperatures, added to car radiators, heating pipes, and similar systems to keep the water in them from freezing.
不凍液(ふとうえき)を入(い)れる。
To add antifreeze.
冬(ふゆ)の前(まえ)に車(くるま)の不凍液(ふとうえき)を交換(こうかん)した。
I changed the car's antifreeze before winter.
寒(さむ)い地方(ちほう)では、水道管(すいどうかん)が凍(こお)らないように不凍液(ふとうえき)を使(つか)うことがある。
In cold regions, antifreeze is sometimes used to keep water pipes from freezing.

不(ふ) (not) + 凍(とう) (freeze) + 液(えき) (liquid). In car maintenance the liquid is also called クーラント (coolant).

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  • 凍結防止剤(とうけつぼうしざい): anti-icing agent — includes road salt spread on roads
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