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: a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
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: a composite material in which carbon fibers are the reinforcing material
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The headband contains 20 cooling units, each of which consists of nine mini-towers of porous and heat-conducting graphite.
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
As part of those talks, senior U.S. officials have been working with their Japanese counterparts on a strategy to ensure adequate supplies of critical minerals, some of the people said, especially since China imposed restrictions on the exports of gallium, germanium and graphite last year.
—Mahnoor Khan, Fortune Asia, 2 Sep. 2024
Some hybrids also use cooling agents in their foam layers, like gel and graphite.
—Renee Cherry, SELF, 30 Sep. 2024
The International Energy Agency estimates that 90% of graphite and 77% of refined rare earths — key inputs in EV and battery production— will come from China by 2030.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2024
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
As part of those talks, senior U.S. officials have been working with their Japanese counterparts on a strategy to ensure adequate supplies of critical minerals, some of the people said, especially since China imposed restrictions on the exports of gallium, germanium and graphite last year.
—Mahnoor Khan, Fortune Asia, 2 Sep. 2024
Some hybrids also use cooling agents in their foam layers, like gel and graphite.
—Renee Cherry, SELF, 30 Sep. 2024
The International Energy Agency estimates that 90% of graphite and 77% of refined rare earths — key inputs in EV and battery production— will come from China by 2030.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2024
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graphite
noun
graph·ite
ˈgraf-ˌīt 
: a soft shiny black carbon that is used in making lead pencils and as a dry lubricant
Medical Definition
graphite
noun
graph·ite
ˈgraf-ˌīt
: carbon of a soft black lustrous form that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
called also plumbago
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