anti-wear
adjective
(alsoantiwear)uk/ˌæn.tiˈweər/us/ˌæn.taɪˈwer/designedtopreventsomethingbecomingdamageddueto use:
Thesurfaceisplatedwith anti-wearstainlesssteel.
- Somemanufacturersformulatetheiroilwithcastorbeanoilas anadditiveantiwearagent.
- Anti-wearadditivesare used toprotectagainstwearand thelossofmetalsurfaces.
- Oldercarscan useunleadedfuelwith theadditionof an anti-wearadditive.
- Greaterimprovementsin anti-wearpropertieswerereportedwith thepresenceofadditivesincomparisonwith using only abaseoil.
Undamaged, unbroken or in good condition
- (all) in one pieceidiom
- ain't
- be(as) good as newidiom
- be as sound as a bellidiom
- be none the worseidiom
- if it ain't broke, don't fix itidiom
- piece
- repair
- resistant
- safe
- sound
- soundness
- unbroken
- unbruised
- uninjured
- unpolluted
- unscathed
- untouched
- vgc
- worse