lubricious
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lubricious or lubricous (luːˈbrɪʃəs, ˈluːbrɪkəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | formal, literary or lewd, lascivious |
| 2. | rare oily or slippery |
| [C16: from Latin lūbricus] | |
| lubricous or lubricous | |
| —adj | |
| [C16: from Latin lūbricus] | |
| lubriciously or lubricous | |
| —adv | |
| lubricously or lubricous | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
lubricious
1580s, from L. lubricus "to make slippery or smooth," from lubricus "slippery."
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Example sentences
The device is coated on the outer diameter with a lubricious coating over the distal portion of the device.
The catheter is coated with a lubricious, hydrophilic coating.
The tapered tip and graft cover are coated with a lubricious hydrophilic coating.
At elevated temperatures, cobalt oxide tends to be somewhat lubricious.
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