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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Heating oil and diesel are similar refined products with different additives and lubricants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Published Aug. 5 in Nature, the work could offer a way to address two separate environmental problems at once: the difficulty of recycling PVC and the need to produce valuable industrial lubricants more sustainably.
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
The list of potential contaminants from the 'fire practice pond' include petrol, oil, lubricants, solvents and firefighting chemicals - which were "drained into storm water drainage."
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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
