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Meanings of lubricant in English

Russian
смазки
Portuguese
lubrificador
Spanish
lubricante
Catalan
lubrificant
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Substance, usually organic, introduced to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact, which ultimately reduces the heat generated when the surfaces move.

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смазки
Portuguese
lubrificante
Catalan
lubrificant

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

lubrificante
Usage of lubricant in English
1
EBONY: How can the use of lubricant with toys heighten the experience?
Ebony
2
Humour is a powerful social lubricant - and much cheaper than alcohol.
The Irish Times
3
Rates of lubricant use are high in MSM practicing receptive anal sex.
Pubmed
4
Preservative-free lubricant ointment may act as a source or reservoir of infection.
Pubmed
5
Nah, Detective DeJesus says that it's a machine lubricant of some kind.
Driving Heat
6
WD-40 The world's favourite retail mechanical lubricant is made in Milton Keynes.
The Guardian
7
She carefully washed the butt plug and coated it liberally with lubricant.
Explosive
8
It supplies lubricant products globally to over 30 countries and territories.
Reuters
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It's also a good social lubricant, which adolescent boys desperately need.
The new yorker
10
About United Global Ltd United Global Limited is a lubricant manufacturer and trader.
Reuters
11
Higher sales in premium fuels and lubricant products have driven the improved performance.
Reuters
12
The lubricant we use sometimes comes into contact with our product.
Reuters
13
They furnish a natural lubricant to the hairs and the skin.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot
14
Money was seen as the lubricant of a system they despised.
Reuters
15
Use lubricant Hormonal changes can impact your body's ability to lubricate.
News.com.au
16
The petroleum additives product applications include lubricant additives and fuel additives.
Reuters
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
Less common