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1. (n.) graphite
a soft native carbon occurring in black to dark gray foliated masses: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, as a moderator in nuclear reactors, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago.
Etymology: (1790–1800; < G Graphit < Gk gráph(ein) to write, draw + G -it -ite1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) graphite, black lead, plumbago
used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Graphite
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
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Graphite
Graphite. An allotropic form of carbon that is used in pencils, as a lubricant, and in matches and explosives. It is obtained by mining and its dust can cause lung irritation.
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. Graphite
Carbon; one of three allotropic modifications of this element. It occurs in nature as a mineral.
It is used as a lubricant for machinery; for commutator brushes; for making surfaces to be plated conductive, and for mixing with manganese binoxide in Leclanché cells.
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Sense: a form of carbon used in the leads of pencils.
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 Afrikaans: grafiet |
 Arabic: رصاص أقلام، غرافيت |
 Bulgarian: графит |
 Brazilian: grafite |
 Czech: tuha |
 German: der Graphit |
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 Estonian: grafiit |
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 French: graphite |
 Hebrew: גְרָפִיט |
 Hindi: ग्रैफाइट |
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 Icelandic: grafít |
 Italian: grafite |
 Japanese: 石墨 |
 Korean: 흑연 |
 Lithuanian: grafitas |
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 Persian: گرافیت |
 Pashto: ګرافيټ، يوډول نرم كاربن چ |
 Portuguese: grafite |
 Romanian: grafit |
 Russian: графит |
 Slovak: tuha |
 Slovenian: grafit |
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 Swedish: grafit, blyerts |
 Thai: ถ่านดำที่ใช้ทำไส้ดินสอ |
 Turkish: grafit |
 Taiwanese: 石墨 |
 Ukrainian: графіт |
 Urdu: سنگ سرمہ |
 Vietnamese: than chì |
 Chinese: 石墨 |
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