Is water considered a substance with low friction or high friction? Like, for example, rubber is a substance with high friction, as an object with neither high or low friction would easily stop on it, and wouldn't skid. Ice is considered an object with low friction, as an object with neither high or low friction wouldn't easily stop on it, and would skid.
But, what about water?
 A: Friction is caused by two physical processes, both of which dissipate energy. It's the dissipation of energy that means work is required to slide over the surface, and this work is why we feel a frictional force.
Anyhow, the first factor is the surface energy of the material because this affects the adhesion between the sliding object and the substrate. A high surface energy like steel means a high friction and low surface energy like PTFE means a low friction. The second factor is how much energy is dissipated by viscoelastic losses in the bulk of the substrate. This is the main reason rubber has such high friction, because as an object slides over it the rubber deforms and absorbs energy. Rubber actually has quite a low surface energy but the viscoelastic losses dominate the friction.
Anyhow, with water neither of these criteria can be applies because water is a liquid, so you can't assign a friction coefficient to water.
Having said this, a film of water can be a very effective lubricant. For example if you step out of the shower onto a smooth lino floor you're likely to discover the hard way what a good lubricant a film of water can be.
A: I would say that the friction coeficient would make sense for liquid as well if the internal cohesion forces in the object are comparable with the friction superficial contact forces. Imagine a drop of mercury on a flat glass surface; it stays almost spherical and it slides very easily - the friction to glass is comparable to the internal cohesion forces. This is the same as having a drop of water on a surface treated with an ultra-hydrophobic substance (e.g. certain nanopolymers)
See link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfUaKXasdD4.
