lubrificante

/lubrifiˈkante/adjective / noun · masculineC1

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Meaning · adjective

lubricating

Questo macchinario richiede un olio lubrificante speciale.
This machinery requires a special lubricating oil.

La sostanza ha eccellenti proprietà lubrificanti.
The substance has excellent lubricating properties.

Non applicare il prodotto senza una base lubrificante adeguata.
Do not apply the product without a suitable lubricating base.

Word forms (4)

Commonly used both as an adjective ('olio lubrificante') and as a masculine noun ('un lubrificante').
It ends in -e, so the singular form serves both masculine and feminine nouns; plural is -i.

lubricant, lube

Devi applicare un lubrificante sugli ingranaggi della bicicletta.
You need to apply a lubricant to the bicycle gears.

Questo lubrificante sintetico resiste ad altissime temperature.
This synthetic lubricant withstands very high temperatures.

Hai comprato il lubrificante adatto per la catena?
Did you buy the right lubricant for the chain?

Word forms (2)

Word	Word forms
lubrificante	masculine · singular
lubrificanti	masculine · plural