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lubricant.

A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlubɹəkənt/Australia, New-Zealand, US/ˈluːbɹɪkənt/UK/ˈljuːbɹɪkənt/UK

  1. A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.

  2. A personal lubricant.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English lubricate Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English lubricant From lubricate + -ant.

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