graphites
Meaning of graphites
plural 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 graphites
- It is a name.
- The singular form of graphites is: graphite.
- Languages in which graphites is used:
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Hyphenation of graphites
graphites
- It consists of 1 syllables and 9 chars.
- graphites is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
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