Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun graphite

1 sense of graphite

Sense 1
graphite, black lead, plumbago -- (used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors)
       => carbon, C, atomic number 6 -- (an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds)