lubricant
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈluːbrɪkənt/
- Specialized
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lubricante
- You have to drill very slowly and apply some lubricant otherwise you may crack the plexiglass.
- liquid lubricant
- water-based lubricants
- oil-based lubricants
So in a pure oxygen environment, you have to use specific seals, specific lubricants, specific materials.
- So in a pure oxygen environment, you have to use specific seals, specific lubricants, specific materials.
- They also have like sexual health stuff like condoms and like lubricants and stuff.
- For three years in a row, they've been caught using dish soap for lubricant and hotel key cards to test fittings in planes.
- Water is actually an anti lubricant for many materials, including quartz, which is our most common mineral in in soils on earth.
- This also causes wear and requires lubricant, and that is why compliant mechanisms have better performance than their traditional counterparts.
- It tastes like like a fruity, like a fruity lubricant.
- Usually I put like Neosporin as like a lubricant.
Examples
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The use of a lubricant is thought to lessen the risk of condoms tearing.
Academic text (2011) -
Is there a use for this stuff, like as an industrial lubricant or something?
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It's both used in diet, but also it turns out to be a lubricant for jet engines.
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Lando put a small drop of lubricant into the hole provided for that purpose.
Fiction book (1991) -
Remember when you're using your condoms you need a water-based lubricant.
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A sufficient quantity of the free lubricant is needed to ensure the long-term durability of the disks 132.
Academic text (1996) -
To ensure smooth operation, apply a generous amount of lubricant to the moving parts of the machine.
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The mechanic recommended using glass cleaner as a lubricant for the sliding mechanism.
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Using a silicone-based lubricant can help reduce friction and prevent wear on the equipment.
Synonyms
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1.0
A slippery thick liquid that does not mix with water used for machines, fuel, or cooking
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5.9
A substance like oil that makes machine parts move smoothly
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3.3
Liquid you put in a car engine to make the moving parts work smoothly
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5.2
A thick oily material used to make axles and moving parts move smoothly
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3.4
A thick oily liquid that reduces rubbing between moving parts in machines
A material like oil or grease that helps machine parts slide easily
A liquid or grease that makes parts move more smoothly
A liquid people use to make sex more comfortable
How Viscous
Surface Forms
Morphology
lubricant = lubricate (transparent) = lubric + ant
Formed from the verb 'lubricate' with the suffix '-ant' to denote a substance or agent; the meaning is directly predictable.
Etymology
The word lubricant comes from the Latin root lubric- meaning 'slippery'. So a lubricant is a substance, like oil, that makes surfaces smooth and reduces rubbing so parts move easily.