graphitic


graph·ite

G0233800 (grăf′īt′)n. A soft crystalline allotrope of carbon, composed of graphene layers, having a steel-gray to black metallic luster and a greasy feel, used in lead pencils, lubricants, paints and coatings, and fabricated into a variety of forms such as molds, bricks, electrodes, crucibles, and rocket nozzles. Also called black lead, plumbago.
[Greek graphein, to write; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots + -ite.]
gra·phit′ic (gră-fĭt′ĭk) adj.