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black lead
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Princeton's WordNet
graphite, black lead, plumbagonoun
used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
Wiktionary
black leadnoun
graphite, one of the allotropes of carbon.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Black-leadnoun
A mineral found in the lead-mines, much used for pencils; it is not fusible, or not without a very great heat.
Etymology: from black and lead.
You must first get your black-lead sharpened finely, and put fast into quills, for your rude and first draught. Henry Peacham.
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black lead
Graphite () is a crystalline form of the element carbon. It consists of stacked layers of graphene. Graphite occurs naturally and is the most stable form of carbon under standard conditions. Synthetic and natural graphite are consumed on large scale (300 kton/year, in 1989) for uses in pencils, lubricants, and electrodes. Under high pressures and temperatures it converts to diamond. It is a weak conductor of heat and electricity.
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black lead
Black lead, also known as graphite, is a naturally occurring form of crystalline carbon that is typically grayish-black, metallic, and opaque. It is used in pencils, lubricants, and various industrial applications due to its dry lubricity. Despite its name, black lead does not contain the element lead.
Webster Dictionary
Black lead
plumbago; graphite. It leaves a blackish mark somewhat like lead. See Graphite
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of black lead in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of black lead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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