- lubricates
- lu·bri·cate || 'luËbrɪkeɪt v. apply a lubricant, oil, grease; cause to be slippery; act as a lubricant
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lubricate — [[t]lu͟ːbrɪkeɪt[/t]] lubricates, lubricating, lubricated 1) VERB If you lubricate something such as a part of a machine, you put a substance such as oil on it so that it moves smoothly. [FORMAL] [V n] Mineral oils are used to lubricate machinery … English dictionary
Meibomian gland — noun a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye • Syn: ↑tarsal gland • Hypernyms: ↑sebaceous gland, ↑sebaceous follicle, ↑glandulae sebaceae * * * (ˈ)mī|bōmēən, myən … Useful english dictionary
Lubricant — Lu bri*cant, n. That which lubricates; specifically, a substance, as oil, grease, graphite, etc., used for reducing the friction of the working parts of machinery. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lubricate — Lu bri*cate, v. t. [L. lubricatus, p. p. of lubricare to lubricate. See {Lubric}.] 1. To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied. S. Sharp. [1913 Webster] Supples,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lubricator — Lu bri*ca tor, n. 1. One who, or that which, lubricates. Lubricator of the fibers. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. A contrivance, as an oil cup, for supplying a lubricant to machinery. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mucus — Mu cus (m[=u] k[u^]s), n. [L. mucus, muccus; cf. mucere to be moldy or musty, Gr. my xa mucus, and Skr. muc to release. Cf. {Match} for striking fire, {Moist}, {Mucilage}.] 1. (Physiol.) A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sebaceous — Se*ba ceous, a. [NL. sebaceus, from L. sebum tallow, grease.] (Physiol.) Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some plants, or the sebaceous humor of animals. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sebaceous cyst — Sebaceous Se*ba ceous, a. [NL. sebaceus, from L. sebum tallow, grease.] (Physiol.) Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some plants, or the sebaceous humor of animals.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
