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tribofilms

tribofilms is the plural of tribofilm.

Meaning of tribofilm

Noun

tribofilm (plural tribofilms)

  1. A thin film that forms on a tribologically stressed surface.
    • It is well known that engine oil additives form tribochemically reacted films (often called tribofilms) on sliding steel surfaces.2008, Girma Biresaw, Surfactants in Tribology, volume 1, page 191

Questions about tribofilms

What is tribofilms the plural of?
Tribofilms is the plural of tribofilm.

Words near tribofilms in the dictionary

  1. triboelectric series
  2. triboelectrically
  3. triboelectricity
  4. triboelectrification
  5. tribofilm
  6. tribofilms
  7. tribol
  8. tribolayer
  9. tribolayers
  10. tribologic
  11. tribological

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