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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole;
[syn: drilling mud, drilling fluid]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

drilling fluid n 1: a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole [syn: drilling mud, drilling fluid]