anti-seize
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
anti-seize (countable and uncountable, plural anti-seizes)
- A compound used on threads, bolts, gaskets and other mechanical joints to prevent seizing and galling, to improve installation, removal and disassembly, and to prevent corrosion.
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Translations edit
an agent to prevent seizing and galling
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Adjective edit
anti-seize (not comparable)
- Acting to prevent metal surfaces from binding or seizing.
See also edit
- antiseizure (etymologically similar but idiomatically noninterchangeable)