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• lubricant — [lo͞o′bri kənt] adj. [L lubricans, prp.: see LUBRICATE] reducing friction by providing a smooth film as a covering over parts that move against each other; lubricating n. a substance for reducing friction in this way, as oil or grease …   English World dictionary

• Lubricant — A lubricant is a substance introduced to reduce friction between moving surfaces. It may also have the function of transporting foreign particles and of distributing heat. The property of reducing friction is known as lubricity. A good lubricant… …   Wikipedia

• Lubricant — An oily or slippery substance. A vaginal lubricant may be helpful for women who feel pain during intercourse because of vaginal dryness. * * * lu·bri·cant lü bri kənt adj serving to lubricate a surface or part lubricant n a substance that serves… …   Medical dictionary

• lubricant — noun Date: circa 1828 1. a substance (as grease) capable of reducing friction, heat, and wear when introduced as a film between solid surfaces 2. something that lessens or prevents friction or difficulty < a social lubricant > • lubricant… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• film strength — The property of a lubricant which enables it to maintain an unbroken film over lubricated surfaces under operating conditions, thus avoiding scuffing or scoring of bearing surfaces …   Petroleum refining glossary

• Dry lubricant — Dry lubricants or solid lubricants are materials which despite being in the solid phase, are able to reduce friction between two surfaces sliding against each other without the need for a liquid media. Such lubricants, including materials such as …   Wikipedia

• Solid film lubricant — Solid film lubricants are paint like coatings of very fine particles of lubricating pigment blended with a binder and other additives. The lubricant is applied to a substrate by spray, dip or brush methods and, once cured, creates a solid film… …   Wikipedia

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• Grease (lubricant) — Although the word grease originally described the rendered fat of animals, the term is now applied more broadly to mean a lubricant of higher initial viscosity than oil, consisting originally of a calcium, sodium or lithium soap jelly emulsified… …   Wikipedia

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• lubrication film — A coat of lubricant to reduce the friction created when two surfaces move on one another …   Dictionary of automotive terms