noun
stabilizer
STAY-buh-lyz
noun
1
Something added to a product to keep it from changing or breaking down, such as a food or fuel additive.
"The ice cream contains a stabilizer to stop it from melting too quickly."
2
A small extra wheel fitted to a child's bicycle to help keep it upright.
"She finally took the stabilizers off her bike this summer."
3
A fin or device that keeps a ship or aircraft steady.
"The ferry's stabilizers reduced rolling in rough seas."
How to Use Stabilizer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAnything — a chemical, a wheel, or a fin — added to keep something steady.
UK vs US
British English also calls bike stabilizers "training wheels" in American English.
Word Forms
stabilizers plural
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Etymology
From stabilize + the agent suffix -er.