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[ loo-bri-kuhnt ] / ˈlu brɪ kənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lubricant ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism. adjectivecapable of lubricating; used to lubricate. Origin of lubricant1815–25; <Latin lūbricant- (stem of lūbricāns), present participle of lūbricāre to make slippery. See lubric, -ant OTHER WORDS FROM lubricantnon·lu·bri·cant, nounun·lu·bri·cant, adjectiveWords nearby lubricantLubitsch, Lübke, Lublin, lubra, lubric, lubricant, lubricate, lubrication, lubricator, lubricious, lubricity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lubricantA tube of lubricant also flew into the stalls as a duvet was swiftly scooped up. New York’s Naughtiest Show (Maybe Avoid the Front Row)|Tim Teeman|January 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Credit is the lubricant that moves the machinery of global commerce. Government Shuts Down and Private Sector Feels the Pain, Too|Daniel Gross|October 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST And researchers in Australia are currently working on a study of lubricant use among breast-cancer survivors. Sex After Breast Cancer|Debby Herbenick PhD|October 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST Language like that is a lubricant to the calamity all around us. The Intellectual Crash of 2009|Lee Siegel|March 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It is largely employed as a lubricant for machinery, for which purpose, however, it is very inferior. The Philippine Islands|John Foreman The lubricant used by this company is composed of one part “aqualine” and 20 parts water. Turning and Boring|Franklin D. Jones It had been loaded several years, and the lubricant was hard, and in many cases partially detached from the bullet. The Modern American Pistol and Revolver|A. C. Gould At least three-quarters of the surface of the bullet should project above the lubricant. Pistol and Revolver Shooting|A. L. A. Himmelwright This is meant to furnish a lubricant for the large intestine. Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
British Dictionary definitions for lubricant
nouna lubricating substance, such as oil Word Origin for lubricantC19: from Latin lūbricāns, present participle of lūbricāre. See lubricate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lubricantcoating, oil, grease, wax, silicone |