lubricant
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
PCBs were used as coolants and lubricants in electrical equipment until their manufacture was stopped in the United States in 1977.
From Seattle Times
“Shamefaced” though she may be, the narrator cannot help but remain available for a lover who carries handcuffs, sex toys and lubricant in a duffel.
From Washington Post
Since 1937, Ballard Oil had been a fixture on the Lake Washington Ship Canal just east of the locks, providing fuel, lubricants and a few parts to Seattle’s commercial fishing boats, tugs and other vessels.
From Seattle Times
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