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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Graphite \Graph"ite\, n. [Gr. gra`fein to write: cf F. graphite. See {Graphic}.] (Min.) 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. {Graphite battery} (Elec.), a voltaic battery consisting of zinc and carbon in sulphuric acid, or other exciting liquid. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: graphite n : used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors [syn: {black lead}, {plumbago}]
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