LUBRICATION

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1893 · p. 28

n. Lu'-bri^-ka'sh'n. From luhricare, to make smooth. Fr., lubrification. Qer., Schlupfrigniachung. It., lubric azione. Sp.,lubric a cion. The act of applying a fatty or oily substance to a surface to render it smooth or slippery, [a, 48.] [s. 672]