Graphite Essentially

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Updated: March 5, 2025

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	noun • an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds • a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper • a copy made with carbon paper
	38%	14		The transition from a non-graphite form of carbon to graphite.
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	27%	9		Grant painter graphite, perhaps
	noun • a structurally different form of an element

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