Lubricant
noun
A substance, often liquid, used to reduce friction or heat in parts of a machine that rub against each other.
The mechanic added more lubricant to the car's engine to keep it running smoothly.
Often appears as...
- oil lubricant
- liquid lubricant
noun
Something that helps processes or activities happen more easily and smoothly.
Humor can act as a lubricant in awkward social situations.
Often appears as...
- social lubricant
- conversation lubricant
noun
A substance, often liquid, used to reduce friction or heat in parts of a machine that rub against each other.
The mechanic added more lubricant to the car's engine to keep it running smoothly.
Often appears as...
- oil lubricant
- liquid lubricant
noun
Something that helps processes or activities happen more easily and smoothly.
Humor can act as a lubricant in awkward social situations.
Often appears as...
- social lubricant
- conversation lubricant
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Context
Use 'lubricant' in mechanical or technical discussions where friction is a concern.
Regularly check the lubricant levels in your machinery.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Oil
'Lubricant' does not only refer to oil; it includes any substance that lubricates.
Graphite powder acts as a lubricant for locks.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Properties
A lubricant can be liquid, semi-liquid, or solid depending on its application.
The door hinge needed a solid lubricant to stop squeaking.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Context
Use 'lubricant' in mechanical or technical discussions where friction is a concern.
Regularly check the lubricant levels in your machinery.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Oil
'Lubricant' does not only refer to oil; it includes any substance that lubricates.
Graphite powder acts as a lubricant for locks.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Properties
A lubricant can be liquid, semi-liquid, or solid depending on its application.
The door hinge needed a solid lubricant to stop squeaking.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Context
Use 'lubricant' in mechanical or technical discussions where friction is a concern.
Regularly check the lubricant levels in your machinery.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Oil
'Lubricant' does not only refer to oil; it includes any substance that lubricates.
Graphite powder acts as a lubricant for locks.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Properties
A lubricant can be liquid, semi-liquid, or solid depending on its application.
The door hinge needed a solid lubricant to stop squeaking.
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Video examples
Why is ketchup so hard...
Turns out, we're not exactly sure what happens in this scenario. One possibility is that the tomato particles near the walls of the container slowly get bumped towards the middle, leaving the soup they were dissolved in, which remember is basically water, near the edges. That water serves as a lubricant betwen the glass bottle
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The science of friction...
Friction is the force that opposes motion. Wear is the loss or transfer of material. It's the reason you have to replace your favorite shoes, because eventually the soles disappear. Lubricants are used to reduce friction and wear. They loosen up those stubborn rusted bolts that just otherwise will not budge.
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Paul Nicklen: Emperors...
emperor penguins released millions of micro bubbles around their entire body as they raced to exit the surface and it acted like a lubricant to reduce the friction and the drag around their body so they could increase speed to exit the water to a gain height but more importantly to avoid the predation of
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How to unboil an egg -...
I'm not kidding. Here's how it works. First, scientists dissolve boiled egg whites in water with a chemical called urea, a small molecule that acts as a lubricant, coating the proteins' long strands and making it easier for them to glide past each other. Then, they spin that solution in a glass tube
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Rachel Botsman: The...
is the socioeconomic lubricant that makes collaborative consumption work and scale, but the sources it will be generated from, and its applications, are far bigger than this space alone. Let me give you one example from the world of recruiting, where reputation data will make the résumé seem
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Kayaking Over a...
Science-taught, let's see if our team of want-to-be record breakers have learned. He's practicing the science with a man-made kind of waterfall, but the law of gravity is the same. The thin layer of water acting as a lubricant combined with the steep angle allows gravity to do its thing.
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What's in Hand...
conditioners that's actually the easy part because kapralos glycol glycerin isopropyl myristate and tocopherol acetate which by the way is chemically very similar to vitamin E are all pretty widely used in cosmetics as lubricants or thickeners or humectants which help
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Taking DNA from a...
so doesn't kind of wake up she's a big boy yesterday there you go that one we're putting the lubricant in her eyes because in under this anesthesia her eyes will stay open so he's mainly for protection and to keep them nice and moist perfect the hood will help to
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Your fingerprints reveal...
whether I'm seeing paracetamol or something more sinister, forensically speaking. We applied this technology to the evidence that we have and we found the presence of condom lubricants.
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Nature's smallest...
Enter ATP, and another chemical called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, or just NADPH. ATP, working like a lubricant, delivers energy,
Video examples
Why is ketchup so hard...
Turns out, we're not exactly sure what happens in this scenario. One possibility is that the tomato particles near the walls of the container slowly get bumped towards the middle, leaving the soup they were dissolved in, which remember is basically water, near the edges. That water serves as a lubricant betwen the glass bottle
Video examples
The science of friction...
Friction is the force that opposes motion. Wear is the loss or transfer of material. It's the reason you have to replace your favorite shoes, because eventually the soles disappear. Lubricants are used to reduce friction and wear. They loosen up those stubborn rusted bolts that just otherwise will not budge.
Video examples
Paul Nicklen: Emperors...
emperor penguins released millions of micro bubbles around their entire body as they raced to exit the surface and it acted like a lubricant to reduce the friction and the drag around their body so they could increase speed to exit the water to a gain height but more importantly to avoid the predation of
Video examples
How to unboil an egg -...
I'm not kidding. Here's how it works. First, scientists dissolve boiled egg whites in water with a chemical called urea, a small molecule that acts as a lubricant, coating the proteins' long strands and making it easier for them to glide past each other. Then, they spin that solution in a glass tube
Video examples
Rachel Botsman: The...
is the socioeconomic lubricant that makes collaborative consumption work and scale, but the sources it will be generated from, and its applications, are far bigger than this space alone. Let me give you one example from the world of recruiting, where reputation data will make the résumé seem
Video examples
Kayaking Over a...
Science-taught, let's see if our team of want-to-be record breakers have learned. He's practicing the science with a man-made kind of waterfall, but the law of gravity is the same. The thin layer of water acting as a lubricant combined with the steep angle allows gravity to do its thing.
Video examples
What's in Hand...
conditioners that's actually the easy part because kapralos glycol glycerin isopropyl myristate and tocopherol acetate which by the way is chemically very similar to vitamin E are all pretty widely used in cosmetics as lubricants or thickeners or humectants which help
Video examples
Taking DNA from a...
so doesn't kind of wake up she's a big boy yesterday there you go that one we're putting the lubricant in her eyes because in under this anesthesia her eyes will stay open so he's mainly for protection and to keep them nice and moist perfect the hood will help to
Video examples
Your fingerprints reveal...
whether I'm seeing paracetamol or something more sinister, forensically speaking. We applied this technology to the evidence that we have and we found the presence of condom lubricants.
Video examples
Nature's smallest...
Enter ATP, and another chemical called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, or just NADPH. ATP, working like a lubricant, delivers energy,
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Quote examples
Tim Jackson
British Economist
There is a real fear around shifting from our existing economic system because people believe it gives us social organisation, a sense of freedom, and the ability to be nice to each other. Growth is seen as a social lubricant that allows us to be socially responsible.
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Charles Leclerc
Driver
Before arriving at Ferrari, I had no idea how important it is for a Formula 1 team to be successful to have a successful relationship with their fuel and lubricants partner.
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Clay Clark
American Businessman
Humor can prove to be the conversational lubricant you need to remove the tension from the most unpleasant management- and accountability-related conversations.
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Nicholas Kristof
American Journalist
A basic element of the American dream is equal access to education as the lubricant of social and economic mobility.
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Julie Brown
American Actress
I got confused. I thought it was a K.Y. scare, so I bought 2000 jars of personal lubricant. I still have some.
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Steve Allen
American Entertainer
Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.
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John Cullum
American Actor
Advertising is a wonderful lubricant for business, if it's used properly.
Quote examples
Tim Jackson
British Economist
There is a real fear around shifting from our existing economic system because people believe it gives us social organisation, a sense of freedom, and the ability to be nice to each other. Growth is seen as a social lubricant that allows us to be socially responsible.
Quote examples
Charles Leclerc
Driver
Before arriving at Ferrari, I had no idea how important it is for a Formula 1 team to be successful to have a successful relationship with their fuel and lubricants partner.
Quote examples
Clay Clark
American Businessman
Humor can prove to be the conversational lubricant you need to remove the tension from the most unpleasant management- and accountability-related conversations.
Quote examples
Nicholas Kristof
American Journalist
A basic element of the American dream is equal access to education as the lubricant of social and economic mobility.
Quote examples
Julie Brown
American Actress
I got confused. I thought it was a K.Y. scare, so I bought 2000 jars of personal lubricant. I still have some.
Quote examples
Steve Allen
American Entertainer
Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.
Quote examples
John Cullum
American Actor
Advertising is a wonderful lubricant for business, if it's used properly.
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