superlubricant

English

Etymology

super- +‎ lubricant

Noun

superlubricant (plural superlubricants)

1. A chemical designed to render a surface nearly frictionless.
   • 1996, Turbomachinery International - Volume 37, page 26:

     The poor lubricity means that the fuel flow must be dosed with a superlubricant and herein lies the root of the problem with naphtha firing.

   • 1998, Jerry E. Smith, HAARP: The Ultimate Weapon of the Conspiracy, →ISBN, page 119:

     Adhesives or superlubricants liberally applied on seaports, air base runways, highway intersections, steep railway grades, key bridges, and other bottlenecks could impede enemy military traffic or bring it to a standstill.

   • 1998, John C. Riviere, Sverre Myhra, Handbook of Surface and Interface Analysis: Methods for Problem-Solving, →ISBN:

     Figure 19 compares the two AES spectra, which show clearly the absence of oxygen and carbon on the outer surfaces of the wear scars of the superlubricant MoS₂, in contrast to the commercial coating which contained both carbon and oxygen.

   • 2010, David A. Koplow, Death by Moderation: The U.S. Military's Quest for Useable Weapons, →ISBN:

     Slippery foam is more promising — researchers still consider the superlubricant a viable mechanism for putting a railyard, dock, airstrip, or bridge out of commission temporarily without permanently destroying it.