adjective
- preventing the formation of lumps or clumps in powdered or granulated substances
Usage: technical; food industry
Examples
- The salt contains anticaking agents to keep it flowing freely.
- Anticaking additives prevent powdered sugar from forming hard lumps.
- The manufacturer added anticaking compounds to the flour mixture.
- Silicon dioxide is a common anticaking ingredient in spice blends.
- Without anticaking treatment, the powder would clump together in humid conditions.
- The anticaking properties of the additive improved the product’s shelf life.