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noun

lubricator

a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery

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Six example sentences with lubricator, each labelled with its topic.

  • Cyclists carry a small lubricator for the chain, since a dry drivetrain wastes effort and squeals on every climb.

    Fitness

  • A trombonist keeps a lubricator in the case so the slide glides instead of catching midway through a phrase.

    Music

  • Graphite works as a lubricator because its flat layers slide over one another under almost no pressure at all.

    Science

  • Early sewing machines shipped with a small can of oil as the lubricator, and the manual demanded a drop every morning.

    Technology

  • Whale oil served as the lubricator for clocks and looms until petroleum products replaced it late in the nineteenth century.

    History

  • The pharmacist recommended artificial tears as a lubricator for dry eyes after a day of staring at screens.

    Medicine

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