noun
lubricator
a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
In a sentence
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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