"drilling fluid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drilling fluids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} drilling fluid (countable and uncountable, plural drilling fluids)
  1. A fluid used to aid the drilling of boreholes, serving to provide hydrostatic pressure, to keep the drill bit cool and clean, and to suspend the drill cuttings. Wikipedia link: drilling fluid Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (fluid to aid drilling): porausneste (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-drilling_fluid-en-noun-jWAHbtC4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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