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Lubricant vs Olestra - What's the difference?

lubricant | olestra |

As nouns the difference between lubricant and olestra

is that lubricant is a substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces while olestra is a fat substitute (a glyceride of sucrose) that cannot be easily digested and therefore adds no fat, calories, or cholesterol to food products; also used as an industrial lubricant.

lubricant

English

(wikipedia lubricant)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.

    • Related terms

    * lubricate * lubrication * personal lubricant

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    olestra

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia olestra)
  • A fat substitute (a glyceride of sucrose) that cannot be easily digested and therefore adds no fat, calories, or cholesterol to food products; also used as an industrial lubricant.