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antifreeze see ethylene glycol. antifreeze Toxicology A fluid with a high concentration of ethylene glycol or methanol, which is added to car, truck, and other cooling systems for internal combustion engines to substantially ↓ the freezing point of the coolant;
antifreeze has long had currency as a surrogate inebriant, despite its being associated with acidosis and renal shutdown–ethylene glycol and blindness–methanol Clinical In low amounts, antifreeze simulates alcohol metabolism; at high
levels, it is associated with N&V, seizures, coma, death, at levels above 100 ml of ethylene glycol. See Leukovorin rescue. Methotrexatre How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Hunt semi loaded with 15 pallets of motor oil and 12 pallets of antifreeze when he got a flat and lost control of the truck, said California Highway Patrol Officer Wendy Hahn. The system must always be filled with an appropriate antifreeze mixture or an alternative coolant that contains the chemical additives needed to protect its components. Spent antifreeze and coolant is removed from vehicles daily. |
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