olivite

English

Etymology

From olive +‎ -ite.

Noun

olivite (uncountable)

1. olivin
2. A tough rubber compound that becomes very slippery when wet.
   • 1923, “Rubber Surfaced Bearings for Propellor Shafts of Small Craft”, in Rubber Journal, volume 66, page 7:

     The "olivite rubber" is claimed to show a lower coefficient of friction on its wetted surface than on any oiled babbitted surface . Therefore an "olivite" rubber bearing lubricated by water offers less frictional resistance than the metal bearing lubricated by grease and oil.

   • 1923 November, Marine Engineering Log, volume 28:

     The secret of the cutless bearing is in its inner surface of grooved olivite rubber.

   • 1928, G.L. Oldright, H.E. Keyes, Virgil Miller, W.A. Sloan, “Precipitation of Lead And Copper from Solution on Sponge Iron”, in Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Commerce, number 281, page 56:

     Wood, various kinds of rubber, "olivite," and mastic have been employed in contact with the liquors.