graphitenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɡræf.aɪt/us/ˈɡræf.aɪt/a soft, dark grey form of carbon, used in the middle of pencils, as a lubricant in machines, and in some nuclear reactors
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Geology: mineralogy
- concentrate
- crude
- crystal
- crystalline
- deposit
- fool's gold
- gold dust
- golden
- like gold dust idiom
- magnesium
- mica
- mineral
- mineralogist
- mineralogy
- nugget
- pyrite
- seam
- silicate
- silicon