waterproof grease

waterproof grease

[′wȯd·ər‚prüf ′grēs]
(materials)
A viscous lubricating material that does not dissolve in water and that resists being washed out of bearings or gears; it usually has a low content of oil and metallic soaps of aluminum, barium, calcium, or strontium.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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