greaseless
adjEtymology From grease + -less.
1
Without fats or oils.
- Many lubricants are greaseless, being based on graphite or silicone.
2
Not feeling greasy to the touch; not leaving a non-water-soluble residue.
- Users insist on greaseless cosmetics.
3
Not requiring separate lubricant.
- The O-ring and the Teflon formed a greaseless seal.
- Derived terms
- greaselessness