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Definition of: graphite
(graf′īt) noun
A soft, black, chemically inert, hexagonal variety of carbon with a metallic luster and oily feel: used as a lubricant and in the making of lead pencils, electrodes, crucibles, etc.: also called plumbago, black-lead. [<G graphit <Gk. graphein write + -it -ITE1]
—gra·phit·ic (grə·fit′ik) adjective
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