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lubricant

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


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Exxon is expected to spend about $2 billion to upgrade its Baytown, Texas, refinery to make more diesel and lubricant base stocks—and less gasoline—starting in 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The lubricant injection Ohtani received a week ago relieves symptoms for a short period of time, usually a few months.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

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

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

From MarketWatch Nov. 23, 2025

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

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

Meanwhile, big oil companies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to shift refinery production from gasoline—the fuel most affected by the rise of EVs—to diesel, petrochemicals and lubricants.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

But the petroleum products are masked in manifests — labeled waste material, lubricants, residues and other items not subject to the high taxes that Mexico levies on imported fuel.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

But methylsiloxanes, a class of water-repelling silicone compounds often used as lubricants, have received far less attention.

From Science Daily May 13, 2026

Many links in the global industrial-supply chain are already being tested — such as lubricants, as well as sulfuric acid, helium and aluminum — because of the disruptions in the Persian Gulf, Lynch said.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

The horse was dead, set to be rendered, to have its atoms turned into pet food and stuff like shampoos, lubricants on condoms, rubber tires, and explosives.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith




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