lubric

Latin

slippery, smooth, to make slippery

Variants:lubriclubricat

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From Latin lūbricus (slippery, smooth). Produces a focused technical word family: lubricate (make slippery), lubricant (a slippery substance), lubrication, and lubricious (slippery, also figuratively: lewdly smooth). Primarily used in mechanical and engineering contexts to describe reducing friction.

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lubricant

A substance applied to reduce friction between surfaces

lubricate

To apply oil or grease to reduce friction

lubrication

The process of applying lubricant to reduce friction

lubricious

Smooth and slippery; lewd or lascivious