lubricant

lubricant
{{11}}lubricant (adj.) "reducing friction," 1809, from L. lubricantem (nom. lubricans), prp. of lubricare "to make slippery or smooth," from lubricus "slippery; easily moved, sliding, gliding;" figuratively "uncertain, hazardous, dangerous; seductive," from PIE *sleubh- "to slip, slide" (see SLEEVE (Cf. sleeve)).
{{12}}lubricant (n.) 1828, probably from LUBRICANT (Cf. lubricant) (adj.), or from L. lubricantem.

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