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countable and uncountable, plural graphites
An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors. quotations examples
Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder, […]
1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 4, in Well Tackled!
Short for graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness. examples
A grey colour, resembling graphite or the marks made with a graphite pencil. examples
third-person singular simple present graphites, present participle graphiting, simple past and past participle graphited
(transitive) To apply graphite to. examples