Grease

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002637",
  "term": "Grease",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An oily or waxy substance used to make the image area of a lithographic printing plate receptive to ink. The fundamental principle of lithography is based on the mutual repulsion of grease and water, where the oil-based ink adheres to the greasy image area and is repelled by the dampened non-image area. This process was originally developed using a greasy crayon on a limestone surface.",
  "synonyms": [
    "fat"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "see_also": [
    "fat"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schmierfett",
    "es": "grasa",
    "fr": "graisse"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/grease/"
}