graphitoidadj.
/ˈɡrafɪtɔɪd/ Having the appearance of graphite.
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1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) II. 735 Graphitoid carbon destined to form the pencils used for the electric light.
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graphiˈtoidal adj.
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1858 T. Graham Elem. Chem. (ed. 2) II. Suppl. 668 Graphitoïdal Boron is produced in small quantity simultaneously with diamond-boron.
1858 T. Graham Elem. Chem. (ed. 2) II. Suppl. 672 Silicon, like boron, may be obtained in three states analogous to the amorphous, graphitoïdal, and diamond forms of carbon.
1880 Nature 26 Feb. 409/1 A substance..from which it [sc. carbon] crystallises out partly in graphitoidal, partly in adamantine forms.
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