(for lubricating)
1lubricating — adjective Of or pertaining to something that lubricates. The engineer bought some lubricating oil for his gears …
2lubricating oil — noun a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) • Syn: ↑grease • Derivationally related forms: ↑greasy (for: ↑grease), ↑grease (for: ↑grease) …
3lubricating substance — noun a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery • Syn: ↑lubricant, ↑lubricator, ↑lube • Derivationally related forms: ↑lubricate (for: ↑lubricator), ↑lubricate …
4Materials for use in vacuum — are materials showing very low rate of outgassing in vacuum, and, where applicable, tolerant to the bake out temperatures. The requirements grow increasingly stringent with the desired degree of vacuum achievable in the vacuum chamber. The… …
5National Lubricating Grease Institute — The National Lubricating Grease Institute is an international trade association that serves the grease and gear lubricant industry. It exists to promote research and development of lubrication technology. It also publishes industry standards for… …
6bland lubricating ophthalmic ointment — [USP] an ointment for use in the eye, composed of white petrolatum and mineral oil; it may also contain lanolin, modified lanolin, or lanolin alcohols …
7dropping point — For lubricating greases, the temperature at which the grease passes from a semi solid to a liquid state under prescribed test conditions (ASTM D 566) …
8Dry lubricant — Dry lubricants or solid lubricants are materials which despite being in the solid phase, are able to reduce friction between two surfaces sliding against each other without the need for a liquid media. Such lubricants, including materials such as …
9Grease (lubricant) — Although the word grease originally described the rendered fat of animals, the term is now applied more broadly to mean a lubricant of higher initial viscosity than oil, consisting originally of a calcium, sodium or lithium soap jelly emulsified… …
10Silicone grease — is a waterproof grease made by combining a silicone oil with a thickener. Most commonly, the silicone oil is polydimethylsiloxane and the thickener is amorphous fumed silica. Using this formulation, silicone grease is a translucent white viscous… …
