graphitic

Variant of graphite

noun

a very soft, black, hexagonal mineral of pure carbon, formed in thin plates and found in metamorphic rocks: used in making electrodes, paints, the lead of pencils, etc.

Origin: Ger graphit < Gr graphein, to write (see graphic): from its use as writing material

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