hydroluben.
/ˈhʌɪdrəʊl(j)uːb/ Any of various non-flammable hydraulic fluids having water and a glycol as the principal constituents.
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1944 U.S. Naval Res. Lab. Rep. P-2273. 23 Sprays of ‘Hydrolube’ fluids made from a polymer thickened mixture of ethylene glycol and water required over 80% oxygen to propagate a flame.
1947 U.S. Naval Res. Lab. Rep. P-3020. 3 The name ‘Hydrolube’ was selected by this laboratory early in the war..for any hydraulic fluid consisting of a polymer-thickened, corrosion-inhibited, aqueous solution having one or more glycols as major organic components.
1956 Chem. & Engin. News 3 Sept. 4245/3 The Navy..uses ‘hydrolubes’ in aircraft carrier catapult systems.
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