lubricant
noun
a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.
lubricants
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pluralof lubricant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, demand continues to grow for lubricants such as engine oil, which can carry a significant environmental cost to produce.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
But the petroleum products are masked in manifests — labeled waste material, lubricants, residues and other items not subject to the high taxes that Mexico levies on imported fuel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Eneos, one of Japan’s largest energy companies, will buy Chevron’s downstream fuels and lubricants marketing businesses in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Australia, Vietnam and Indonesia, it said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Many links in the global industrial-supply chain are already being tested — such as lubricants, as well as sulfuric acid, helium and aluminum — because of the disruptions in the Persian Gulf, Lynch said.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
The horse was dead, set to be rendered, to have its atoms turned into pet food and stuff like shampoos, lubricants on condoms, rubber tires, and explosives.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
