lubricant

Example Sentences

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Petroleum is an essential element in modern industry, whether used as a fuel, a lubricant or an ingredient in plastics and chemicals.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

“Oil, of course, is entirely consumed outside of plastics and lubricant recycling,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

A spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change Canada told the Globe and Mail that the substance was not a petroleum hydrocarbon, petroleum lubricant, biofuel or biodiesel.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

Whale oil was legally sold in the U.S. until 1972, and could be used for anything from gun lubricant to transmission fluid.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

I wondered if the lubricant had been derived from the rendered bodies of dead horses.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith