Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A substance, such as grease or oil, that reduces friction when applied as a surface coating to moving parts.
- noun A slippery liquid, gel, or oil that is used to reduce friction on or soreness of body tissue.
- noun One that facilitates conversation or cooperation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Lubricating.
- noun Any natural or artificial material that may be used to lubricate the rubbing surfaces of machinery, in order to lessen their friction upon each other.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Lubricating.
- noun That which lubricates; specifically, a substance, as oil, grease, graphite, etc., used for reducing the friction of the working parts of machinery.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
substance used to reducefriction betweenobjects orsurfaces .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
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Examples
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Plus, using a lubricant is helpful when having sex.
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"We turn that into liquid form and use nanotechnology to have it perform in lubricant format," explained company CEO Jeff Marshall.
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These are extraordinary times and I think the markets are under distress and we act as I described as a lubricant between investors and issuers.
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These are extraordinary times and I think the markets are under distress and we act as I described as a lubricant between investors and issuers.
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Claim 1 - "A method of lubricating a micro machine comprising the step of applying a lubricant to the micro machine wherein the lubricant is a compound having a permanent electric dipole moment."
Archive 2006-10-01 Peter Zura 2006
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The conditions of pressure which may lead to solid friction in the machine here automatically call the lubricant into existence.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays John Joly 1895
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Acclaimed by those for whom a lubricant is an adjunct to pleasure, and for whom a lubricant is a necessity for health reasons: menopausal women, post-chemo patients, post-hysterectomy patients, users of certain medications, allergy sufferers, breast-feeding mothers and so on.
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Acclaimed by those for whom a lubricant is an adjunct to pleasure, and for whom a lubricant is a necessity for health reasons: menopausal women, post-chemo patients, post-hysterectomy patients, users of certain medications, allergy sufferers, breast-feeding mothers and so on.
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Acclaimed by those for whom a lubricant is an adjunct to pleasure, and for whom a lubricant is a necessity for health reasons: menopausal women, post-chemo patients, post-hysterectomy patients, users of certain medications, allergy sufferers, breast-feeding mothers and so on.
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Acclaimed by those for whom a lubricant is an adjunct to pleasure, and for whom a lubricant is a necessity for health reasons: menopausal women, post-chemo patients, post-hysterectomy patients, users of certain medications, allergy sufferers, breast-feeding mothers and so on.
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