lubricant
/ˈluːbɹɪkənt/US/ˈlubɹəkənt/
lubricant noun: a substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.
Noun
lubricant (plural lubricants)
- A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.
- Before you apply the lubricant, be sure the chain gets a good cleaning with a stiff bristle brush and a good rub down in clean rags or shop towels.2008 May, Walneck's Classic Cycle Trader, page 101
- She'd come back from the hangar with Clint and some shop towels for Bendix's wound.2013, John Sandrolini, One for Our Baby
- A personal lubricant.
lubricant meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam
lubricant in Hindi
- substance used to reduce friction
- स्नेहक snehak
lubricant in Tamil
- நெய்மம், உயவு, உயவுப் பொருள், உயவி, உயவு நெய், உயவுபொருள்
lubricant in Marathi
- substance used to reduce friction
- वंगण vaṅgaṇ
lubricant in Malayalam
- സ്നിഗ്ദ്ധീകാരി, ഘർഷണം കുറയ്ക്കുന്ന പദാ൪ത്ഥം, ഘർഷണം കുറയ്ക്കുന്ന കുഴമ്പ്, കുഴമ്പ്, എണ്ണ, വഴുവഴുപ്പുള്ളതാക്കുന്ന പദാ൪ത്ഥം
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- lubricant in Kannada
- ಕೀಲೆಣ್ಣೆ, ಹೆರೆ, ಹೆರೆಯೆಣ್ಣೆ
- lubricant in Tagalog
- pampadulas, padanlog
- lubricant in Arabic
- مِزْلَق mizlaq
- lubricant in Malay
- pelincir
- lubricant in Indonesian
- pelumas
- lubricant in Persian
- روانساز ravân-sâz
- lubricant in Thai
- สารหล่อลื่น sǎan-lɔ̀ɔ-lʉ̂ʉn
- lubricant in Vietnamese
- dầu nhờn
Examples of lubricant in a sentence
- Many lubricants are greaseless, being based on graphite or silicone.
- She reached into her night stand for some lubricant and her rabbit vibrator.
- Oil-based lubricants like Crisco, Vaseline, and baby oil may make condoms break.
Synonyms of lubricant
Forms of lubricant
| plural | lubricants |
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Origin of lubricant
From lubricate + -ant.
Words formed from lubricant
Questions about lubricant
- What does lubricant mean?
- Lubricant means a substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.
- What is lubricant in Hindi?
- Lubricant in Hindi is स्नेहक (snehak). See Lubricant meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lubricant?
- Lubricant is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lubricant?
- Lubricant is pronounced /ˈlubɹəkənt/ (US).
- What is the plural of lubricant?
- The plural of lubricant is lubricants.
Words near lubricant in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lubricant (page history and authors); lubricant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lubricant (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lubricant (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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