"Graphite" is a word in ENGLISH
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.
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A pencil of black or red lead; -- called also keelyvine pen.
Read the complete definitionA small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in pencils.
Read the complete definitionA slender cylinder or strip of black lead, colored chalk, slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip inserted in …
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