lubrication

Roget category 332

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.2. Inorganic matter
›› 3.2.1. Solid matter

#332. [Absence of friction. Prevention of friction.] Lubrication

noun

smoothness etc. 255 — unctuousness etc. 355.
lubrication, lubrification^† — anointment — oiling etc. v.. synovia [Anat.] — glycerine, oil, lubricating oil, grease etc. 356 — saliva — lather.
teflon.

verb

lubricate, lubricitate^† — oil, grease, lather, soap — wax.

adjective

lubricated etc. v. — lubricous.

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