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greaseless

greaseless adjective: without fats or oils.

Adjective

greaseless (comparative more greaseless, superlative most greaseless)

  1. Without fats or oils.
    • Many lubricants are greaseless, being based on graphite or silicone.
  2. Not feeling greasy to the touch; not leaving a non-water-soluble residue.
    • Users insist on greaseless cosmetics.
  3. Not requiring separate lubricant.
    • The O-ring and the Teflon formed a greaseless seal.

Forms of greaseless

comparativemore greaseless
superlativemost greaseless

Origin of greaseless

From grease + -less.

Words formed from greaseless

Questions about greaseless

What does greaseless mean?
Greaseless means without fats or oils.
What part of speech is greaseless?
Greaseless is an adjective.

Words near greaseless in the dictionary

  1. greasegrass
  2. greasehead
  3. greaseheads
  4. greasehorn
  5. greasehorns
  6. greaseless
  7. greaselessness
  8. greaselike
  9. greasen
  10. greasened
  11. greasening

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