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olivite

olivite noun: olivin.

Noun

olivite (uncountable)

  1. olivin
  2. A tough rubber compound that becomes very slippery when wet.
    • The "olivite rubber" is claimed to show a lower coefficient of friction on its wetted surface than on any oiled babbitted surface . Therefore an "olivite" rubber bearing lubricated by water offers less frictional resistance than the metal bearing lubricated by grease and oil.1923, “Rubber Surfaced Bearings for Propellor Shafts of Small Craft”, in Rubber Journal, volume 66, page 7
    • The secret of the cutless bearing is in its inner surface of grooved olivite rubber.1923 November, Marine Engineering Log, volume 28

Origin of olivite

From olive + -ite.

Questions about olivite

What does olivite mean?
Olivite means olivin.
What part of speech is olivite?
Olivite is a noun.

Words near olivite in the dictionary

  1. olivine
  2. olivines
  3. olivinic
  4. olivinite
  5. olivinitic
  6. olivite
  7. olivo-
  8. olivocerebellar
  9. olivocochlear
  10. olivomycin
  11. olivomycins

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