[ANTI- 7.] That which opposes or resists attrition. spec. Any compound applied to machinery to resist the effects of friction; as black lead mixed with grease, peroxide of iron, finely divided hæmatite, etc. Also fig.
1833. Arnold, in Life, 349. It robs me of what is naturally my anti attrition.
1834. Edin. Rev., LVIII. 457. A deeper gratitude for the blessings of grease, plumbago, and the anti-attrition.
