LUBRICATING OIL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)

Synonyms:

grease; lubricating oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lubricating oil" is a kind of...):

oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lubricating oil"):

axle grease (a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles)

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