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lubricant

[loo-bri-kuhnt] / ˈlu brɪ kənt /
NOUN
lubricator
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
WD40™


Example Sentences

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In electric vehicles, lubricants can begin to foam, which poses serious risks.

From Science Daily

The carry trade was the lubricant keeping global asset prices inflated.

From MarketWatch

In late September, Germany’s Lufthansa signed a preliminary deal for a new oil that is billed as safer than existing lubricants, according to a spokesman.

From The Wall Street Journal

That makes cooperation and cross-party compromise, an essential lubricant to the way Washington is supposed to work, all the more difficult to achieve.

From Los Angeles Times

One division that has been earmarked for sale is its lubricants business Castrol.

From The Wall Street Journal