GRAPHITE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does graphite mean? 

• GRAPHITE (noun)
  The noun GRAPHITE has 1 sense:

1. used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

  Familiarity information: GRAPHITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRAPHITE (noun)

Meaning:

Used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

black lead; graphite; plumbago

Hypernyms ("graphite" is a kind of...):

atomic number 6; C; carbon (an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "graphite"):

lead; pencil lead (mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil)

pencil (graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication)