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Word | Graphite |
French Meaning | graphite, carbone pur cristallisé, variété de carbone, mine de plomb, |
used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors / 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. / a gray, crystalline, allotropic form of carbon that 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. / a shiny black substance that is used in pencils, | |
Usage | ⇒ Graphite is radioactive ⇒ For instance, carbon may exist as either graphite or diamond in its solid phase. |
Synonyms | plumbago, black lead, carbon, mineral, alabaster, asphalt, lime, lead, aragonite, asbestos, azurite, barite, bauxite, blacklead, boron, brimstone, brookite, calcite, chalcedony, chlorite, |
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