lubricant

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:57:57

Lu"bri*cant (?), a. [L. lubricans, p. pr. of lubricare, See Lubricate.]

Lubricating.

 

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Lu"bri*cant, n.

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

 

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