Difference between revisions of "Grease"
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Revision as of 21:15, 30 April 2016
Description
A semisolid lubricating agent that was originally obtained from animal fat (lard) or raw wool (lanolin). Synthetic greases are prepared from hydrocarbon and silicone compounds.
Synonyms and Related Terms
grasa (Esp.); graisse (Fr.); grasso (It)
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 468
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000