lubricant

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Acclaimed by those for whom a lubricant is an adjunct to pleasure, and for whom a lubricant is a necessity for health reasons: menopausal women, post-chemo patients, post-hysterectomy patients, users of certain medications, allergy sufferers, breast-feeding mothers and so on.

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  1. noun A substance, such as grease or oil, that reduces friction when applied as a surface coating to moving parts.
  2. noun One that helps reduce difficulty or conflict.

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  • Mutual admiration is the best social lubricant, and I am congratulating myself on my good works when Bob the Admiral, having lost Sprague's attention, joins in. —  F ;SF - vol 104 issue 06 - June 2003
  • ID Glide personal lubricant is a water based sexual lubricant that is non-flavored, greaseless, non-staining, and fragrance free and works simply and effective as a sex lube. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Fortunately for you that sexual lubricant has been developed and it is Carrageenan All Natural Personal lubricant which in addition to being Paraben and glycerin free, also has been determined to feel most like a woman by an overwhelming majority of its users. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Types -- lubricant oil and diesel 16. 9\%, textiles and fabrics 7. 21\%, machinery parts 7.0 \%, and steel, iron, and bars 5.5 \%.
  • The Motul 300V is their top-of-the-line lubricant, and it costs $12.71 per quart! —  webBikeWorld.com
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  1. from Latin lubrican(t-)s, present participle of lubricare, make smooth: see lubricate.
 

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/ˈljubrɪkənt/
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