2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to something that lubricates. ¹
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Definition of Lubricating
1. lubricate [v] - See also: lubricate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lubricating
Literary usage of Lubricating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats, and Waxes by Julius Lewkowitsch (1904)
"Hence the examination of lubricating oils formed a distinct province of fat analysis.
Within the last decades the mineral oil industries have made striking ..."
2. American Lubricants from the Standpoint of the Consumer by Luther Bynum Lockhart (1920)
"T\\e grease shall possess lubricating properties determined by practical test
... Graphite lubricating grease shall be delivered in friction- top cans of 10 ..."
3. The Economics of Petroleum by Joseph Ezekiel Pogue (1921)
"The manufacture and application of lubricating oils is an art rather than a ...
Even among practical lubricating men, there is no uniformity of practice or ..."
4. Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Proximate by Alfred Henry Allen (1886)
"Mineral lubricating Oil. The products classed under the above title are obtained
... In the case of petroleum the lubricating oil has not always undergone ..."
5. Industrial Organic Chemistry: Adapted for the Use of Manufacturers, Chemists by Samuel Philip Sadtler (1912)
"The lubricating value of oils can be determined best by actual use upon the ...
Such an instrument is the well- known Thurston lubricating oil-tester, ..."
6. Lubrication and Lubricants: A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of by Leonard Archbutt, Richard Mountford Deeley (1907)
"All the lubricating oil distillates have a dark colour 'and a strong odour. ...
The various forms of plant used for the distillation of lubricating oils ..."
7. The Technical Examination of Crude Petroleum, Petroleum Products and Natural by William Allen Hamor, Fred Warde Padgett (1920)
"Relative Importance of Tests Concerning lubricating Oils and Greases. ...
lubricating Greases. 17. The Theory of Lubrication and the Coefficient of Friction ..."
8. The Technical Examination of Crude Petroleum, Petroleum Products and Natural by William Allen Hamor, Fred Warde Padgett (1920)
"Relative Importance of Tests Concerning lubricating Oils and Greases. ...
lubricating Greases. 17. The Theory of Lubrication and the Coefficient of Friction ..."
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