tribochemical

English

Etymology

tribo- +‎ chemical

Adjective

tribochemical (not comparable)

1. Relating to lubrication by chemical means.
   • 2016 January 15, “Various Effects of Sandblasting of Dental Restorative Materials”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     If that being the case, blasting particles adhere to sandblasted material surface could be instrumental to increasing adhesive strength like underlying bonding mechanism between luting material and silanized particles of tribochemical silica coating-treated surface.

2. (chemistry, of a reaction) Caused by rubbing together mechanically.