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graphite
Meaning of graphite
noun
a grey crystalline allotropic form of carbon which occurs as a mineral in some rocks and can be made from coke. It is used as a solid lubricant, in pencils, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors.
late 18th century: coined in German ( Graphit ), from Greek graphein ‘write’ (because of its use as pencil ‘lead’).
Information about graphite
- It is a name.
- The plural form of graphite is: graphites.
Hyphenation of graphite
graphite
- It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
- graphite is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable