lubrication

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lubrication
    n 1: the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the
         application of a lubricant
    2: an application of a lubricant to something

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lubrication \Lu`bri*ca"tion\, n.
   The act of lubricating; the act of making slippery.
   [1913 Webster]

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