#anti-icing

• Anti-icing — A system, device, or technical method utilized to prevent the formation and accretion of ice (icing) on the surfaces of an aircraft or industrial installations exposed to low temperatures. Unlike de-icing, which removes already formed ice, anti-icing operates proactively through thermal, pneumatic, or fluid methods.
• Anti-icing fluid — Preventing or impeding the formation of ice; a liquid chemical substance (usually glycol or alcohol-based) sprayed on mechanical elements or added to fuel to lower the freezing point. As a noun, it designates the protective fluid utilized in preventative airport winter treatments.
• Anti-icing — A technical system, device, or assembly of measures used to prevent the formation and accumulation of ice (icing) on aircraft surfaces, in pipelines, or on sensitive elements of industrial installations. In a structural sense, it acts preventively through thermal or pneumatic heating, or by continuously injecting special chemical substances before freezing occurs.
• Anti-icing fluid — A liquid chemical substance or special additive applied to exterior surfaces or added to fuels to prevent the formation and adhesion of ice; a fluid utilized in preventative ground de-icing procedures. In a structural sense, it acts by reducing surface tension and drastically lowering the freezing point of water.