Title: lubricant
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - lubricant
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.15206
Status: current

Definition
Used as processing aid in tablet and capsule manufacturing, to facilitate the movement of the formulation into the dye and punch and to reduce the energy of compression.

Related Terms
- capsule: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/15159
- tablet: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/15241

Source
- PAC, 2009, 81, 971. 'Glossary of terms related to pharmaceutics (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 990 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-04-10-14)

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- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/15206/xml

Citation: Citation: 'lubricant' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.15206
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