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lubricant

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


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She expects the supply shortage of lubricant base oils to persist for more than a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The researchers now want to make the lubricant production process more sustainable while also making the resulting product more widely available.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

Shohei Ohtani had lubricant injected into his left knee, and the Dodgers two-way star is expected to start Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 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

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

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

At issue is the supply of Group III base oils, which are the main ingredients in synthetic lubricants like motor oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Published Aug. 5 in Nature, the work could offer a way to address two separate environmental problems at once: the difficulty of recycling PVC and the need to produce valuable industrial lubricants more sustainably.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 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

The list of potential contaminants from the 'fire practice pond' include petrol, oil, lubricants, solvents and firefighting chemicals - which were "drained into storm water drainage."

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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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