anti-cakingadj.
/ˌantɪˈkeɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)iˈkeɪkɪŋ/, /ˌænˌtaɪˈkeɪkɪŋ/, /ˌæn(t)əˈkeɪkɪŋ/ That prevents or reduces caking; esp. designating an agent or additive used to prevent a powdery or granular substance from becoming solidified or lumpy. Cf. caking n.
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1933 Brit. Patent 388,134 3/1 Finely divided coal or other carbonaceous matter has been used in the reaction mass, in some cases as a reducing agent and in others as a mechanical anti-caking agent for the saltcake produced.
1961 Specif. for Ammonium Chloride (B.S. 3448) 4 Type B contains an anti-caking agent and is intended for uses where a non-caking material is required.
2010 Countryfile Feb. 74/1 Most table salts..are free-flowing because anti-caking agents—either magnesium carbonate or sodium hexacyanoferrate—are used, neither of which offer nutritional benefits or detrimental effects.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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