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   graphite

   /ˈɡrafʌɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a grey crystalline allotropic form of carbon which occurs as a mineral in some rocks and can be made from coke. It is used as a solid lubricant, in pencils, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors.

   Word Origin late 18th century: coined in German (Graphit), from Greek graphein ‘write’ (because of its use as pencil ‘lead’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. graphitic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • G

     2

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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