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lubricant

noun
/ˈlubɹəkənt/US/ˈluːbɹɪkənt/UK

Etymology

From lubricate + -ant.

  1. borrowed from lūbricātus
  2. formed as lubricant — “lubricate + -ant”

Definitions

  1. A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.

    • Before you apply the lubricant, be sure the chain gets a good cleaning with a stiff bristle brush and a good rub down in clean rags or shop towels.
    • She'd come back from the hangar with Clint and some shop towels for Bendix's wound.
    • Food-grade lubricants are made for meat and poultry and other food-processing equipment. These lubricants are generally registered with the National Sanitary Foundation (NSF).

  2. A personal lubricant.

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Derived

biolubricant, loob, lube, personal lubricant, social lubricant, superlubricant

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at lubricant. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at lubricant. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at lubricant

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA