graphite

Speech parts

1. graphite - Noun

2. graphite - Verb

Meaning

Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so soft as to leave a trace on paper. It is used for pencils (improperly called lead pencils), for crucibles, and as a lubricator, etc. Often called plumbago or black lead.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

plumbago black lead carbon pencil lead graphitic carbon garnet emery coke clay crystal gray brimstone lead mineral calcite
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Hypernyms

carbon crystal material matter mineral conductor

Hyponyms

lead pencil pencil lead

Phrases with the word

lamellar graphite eutectoid graphite graphite blacking graphite lace graphite end graphite point

Anagrams

earthpig

Examples

A board cover must be frequently cleaned to prevent graphite buildup from making new drawings dirty. Source: Internet

Abraham Gottlob Werner coined the name graphite ("writing stone") in 1789. Source: Internet

Above main (main / main) in vacuum or oxygen-free atmosphere, diamond converts to graphite; in air, transformation starts at ~main. citation Diamond's ignition point is 720 – main in oxygen and 850 – main in air. Source: Internet

A common method used to produce fullerenes is to send a large current between two nearby graphite electrodes in an inert atmosphere. Source: Internet

A conductive and stable form of carbon, graphite is well suited to packing lithium ions into a battery's anode as it charges. Source: Internet

After manufacturing grains from press-cake in the usual way, his process tumbled the powder with graphite dust for 12 hours. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

graphism graphist graphitate graphite blacking graphite end graphite fiber