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▪ I. ˈlubricating, vbl. n.
[f. lubricate v. + -ing1.]
The action of lubricate v.; lubrication.
1775Ash, Suppl., Lubricating, the act of making smooth and slippery. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. 1361/2 For lubricating and for electrotyping, the mineral [graphite] should be used in impalpable condition.
▪ II. ˈlubricating, ppl. a.
[f. lubricate v. + -ing2.]
That lubricates; adapted for lubrication.
1691Ray Creation ii. (1704) 327 Both the Ingredients are of a lubricating Nature. 1768Lysons in Phil. Trans. LIX. 12 Using bleeding, with anodyne and lubricating medicines. 1858Greener Gunnery 423 The patent lubricating bullet, with the lubricating composition, effectually lubricates the inner surface of the chamber as far as the bullet enters. 1867Amer. Jrnl. Sci. XCIII. 348 The lubricating oils are of very low specific gravity. 1878Browning Poets Croisic cxvi, A sweetmeat teazed beneath Palate by lubricating tongue. 1974Sci. Amer. May 97/1 As lubricating oil circulates through a machine it picks up myriads of wear particles. |