lubricant

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Etymology

From lubricate +‎ -ant.

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Noun

lubricant (plural lubricants)

  1. A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.
    • 2008 May, Walneck's Classic Cycle Trader, page 101:
      Before you apply the lubricant, be sure the chain gets a good cleaning with a stiff bristle brush and a good rub down in clean rags or shop towels.
    • 2013, John Sandrolini, One for Our Baby:
      She'd come back from the hangar with Clint and some shop towels for Bendix's wound.
    • 2011, Sibtain Hamid, “Food-grade hydraulic fluids”, in George Totten, editor, Handbook of Hydraulic Fluid Technology, 2nd edition, page 915:
      Food-grade lubricants are made for meat and poultry and other food-processing equipment. These lubricants are generally registered with the National Sanitary Foundation (NSF).
  2. A personal lubricant.

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Adjective

lubricant m or f (masculine and feminine plural lubricants)

  1. lubricant, lubricating
    Synonym: lubrificant

Noun

lubricant m (plural lubricants)

  1. lubricant
    Synonym: lubrificant

Verb

lubricant

  1. gerund of lubricar

Latin

Verb

lūbricant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of lūbricō
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