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Definition of lubricant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lubricant

noun
 
/ˈluːbrɪkənt/
 
/ˈluːbrɪkənt/
(also informal lube
 
/luːb/
 
/luːb/
)
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a substance, for example oil, that you put on surfaces or parts of a machine so that they move easily and smoothly
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin lubricant- ‘making slippery’, from the verb lubricare, from lubricus ‘slippery’.
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