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What (who) is lubricant - definition

SUBSTANCE INTRODUCED TO REDUCE FRICTION BETWEEN SURFACES IN MUTUAL CONTACT

Lubricants; Lubricating fluid; Lubricating oil; Lube oil; Lubricator; Automatic Lubricating Cup; Moving Contact Lubricant; Moving contact lubricant; Lubrication oil; Machine oil

lubricant

¦ noun a substance, e.g. oil or grease, for lubricating an engine or component.

¦ adjective lubricating.

lubricant

(lubricants)

1.

A lubricant is a substance which you put on the surfaces or parts of something, especially something mechanical, to make the parts move smoothly.

Its nozzle was smeared with some kind of lubricant.

...industrial lubricants.

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2.

If you refer to something as a lubricant in a particular situation, you mean that it helps to make things happen without any problems.

I think humor is a great lubricant for life.

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Lubricant

·adj Lubricating.

II. Lubricant ·noun That which lubricates; specifically, a substance, as oil, grease, plumbago, ·etc., used for reducing the friction of the working parts of machinery.

Wikipedia

Lubricant

A lubricant (sometimes shortened to lube) is a substance that helps to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact, which ultimately reduces the heat generated when the surfaces move. It may also have the function of transmitting forces, transporting foreign particles, or heating or cooling the surfaces. The property of reducing friction is known as lubricity.

In addition to industrial applications, lubricants are used for many other purposes. Other uses include cooking (oils and fats in use in frying pans, in baking to prevent food sticking), bioapplications on humans (e.g. lubricants for artificial joints), ultrasound examination, medical examination, and sexual intercourse. It is mainly used to reduce friction and to contribute to a better and efficient functioning of a mechanism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubricant

Examples of use of lubricant

1. Massive fire that engulfed Pakistan State Oil lubricant manufacturing plant was put out but plant was completely destroyed and lubricant worth millions of rupees was lost.

2. Faris Infrastructure investments are often referred to as the lubricant of economic development and growth.

3. One U.S. diplomat predicted that "oil will be the lubricant" to future investment.

4. Through their loans to companies and consumers, banks provide the lubricant for economic expansion.

5. The Union for Environmental Defense points out that it‘s a good lubricant.