lubricating oil

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Noun1.lubricating oil - a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)lubricating oil - a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
axle grease - a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles
oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
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He roamed the smooth lawns with Claire, and sat with her on the rustic benches and talked guardedly of lubricating oil. There were moments when Claire was almost impelled to forfeit whatever chance she might have had of becoming mistress of thirty million dollars and a flourishing business, for the satisfaction of administering just one whole-hearted slap on his round and thinly-covered head.
The items that witnessed positive growth included diesel oil, lubricating oil. And LPG.
"The level of lubricating oil in the tanks was within set limits, however relatively low, when the vessel started to cross Hustadvika," it added, referring to the stretch of water where the incident happened.
Since the lubricating oil comes in contact with acidic vapours produced during the combustion, it gets contaminated and may result in the corrosion of the bearings surface.
According to the police report, two men came inside the store and wanted to buy a container of lubricating oil for a car.
On the other hand, the production of Jet fuel oil during the month decreased by7.60 percent, Kerosene oil by 15.12 percent while the production of lubricating oil decreased by 2.14 percent.
The tested aero lubricating oil is a kind of synthetic lubricating oil with diisooctyl sebacate (DIOS) as its based oil, which has been extensively used in a certain type of aircraft engine lubrication system.
9 Synthetic Blend Lubricating Oil formula is available in a 2.25 oz.
In a worst-case scenario, the compressors could stop functioning due to the depletion of lubricating oil, causing engines to stall while the vehicles are moving at low speed, it said.
Italy.The Commission believes that the Italian tax legislation regarding regenerated lubricating oil from other member states is discriminatory.
As a car is driven, its lubricating oil undergoes chemical reactions with air and with combustion by-products.
Recycled plastic bottles could be used to lubricate car engines one day, relate researchers at Chevron Energy Technology Company, Richmond, Calif., and the University of Kentucky, Lexington, who converted waste plastic into lubricating oil in laboratory experiments.
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