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English
Etymology
From anti- + seize.
Noun
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.
Translations
an agent to prevent seizing and galling
Adjective
anti-seize (not comparable)
- Acting to prevent metal surfaces from binding or seizing.
See also
- antiseizure (etymologically similar but idiomatically noninterchangeable)