LUBRICANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lubricant mean? 

• LUBRICANT (noun)
  The noun LUBRICANT has 1 sense:

1. a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery

  Familiarity information: LUBRICANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUBRICANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

lube; lubricant; lubricating substance; lubricator

Hypernyms ("lubricant" is a kind of...):

substance (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lubricant"):

drilling fluid; drilling mud (a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole)

motor oil (oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor)

Derivation:

lubricate (make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant)

lubricate (apply a lubricant to)

lubricate (have lubricating properties)

 Context examples 

The second spray covers the target surface in silicone lubricant.

(Materials scientists invent new coating for self-cleaning, water-efficient toilets, Wikinews)

These cells release inflammatory substances into the synovial fluid, the lubricant that allows joints to move smoothly.

(Joint lubricating fluid plays key role in osteoarthritic pain, University of Cambridge)

Due to the nature of their chemical bonds, organic materials are easier to compress, and NPG is widely used in the synthesis of paints, polyesters, plasticisers and lubricants.

(Green material for refrigeration identified, University of Cambridge)

The cells function to secrete the lubricant lining the pleural cavity.

(Parietal Pleura, NCI Thesaurus)

There are different types of laxatives that differ in mechanism of action and potency, including the bulk-producing agents, stool softeners, lubricants, hydrating agents, stimulants, saline laxatives and hyperosmotic agents.

(Laxative, NCI Thesaurus)

Untreated and mildly treated mineral oils contain the highest amount of aromatic and unsaturated compounds and are primarily used as a lubricant base oil to produce further refined oil products.

(Mineral oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Lubricant excipient is a therapeutically inactive substance used to facilitate the release of stamped solid pharmaceutical dosage forms, e.g. tablets, out of the die once pressed, improving the efficiency of manufacturing.

(Lubricant Excipient, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorinated paraffin is used as an extreme pressure lubricant, flame retardant and plasticizer.

(Chlorinated Paraffin, NCI Thesaurus)

Rapeseed oil was traditionally used as an industrial lubricant but newer varieties are used for animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel.

(Brassica napus Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorendic acid is used as a reactive flame retardant, chemical intermediate, hardening agent and as an extreme pressure lubricant.

(Chlorendic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)