graphite lubricant

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• Lubricant — Lu bri*cant, n. That which lubricates; specifically, a substance, as oil, grease, graphite, etc., used for reducing the friction of the working parts of machinery. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• graphite — ► NOUN ▪ a grey form of carbon used as a solid lubricant and as pencil lead. DERIVATIVES graphitic adjective. ORIGIN from Greek graphein write (because of its use in pencils) …   English terms dictionary

• Graphite — For other uses, see Graphite (disambiguation). Graphite Graphite specimen General Category Native element mineral …   Wikipedia

• Lubricant — A lubricant is a substance introduced to reduce friction between moving surfaces. It may also have the function of transporting foreign particles and of distributing heat. The property of reducing friction is known as lubricity. A good lubricant… …   Wikipedia

• graphite — graphitic /greuh fit ik/, adj. /graf uyt/, n. a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and… …   Universalium

• graphite — noun /ˈɡræfaɪt/ a) An allotrope of carbon consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely that is used as a dry lubricant and in lead pencils. b) A composite plastic made with graphite fibers… …   Wiktionary

• graphite — noun Etymology: German Graphit, from Greek graphein to write Date: 1796 1. 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• graphite — A crystallizable soft black form of carbon. SYN: black lead, plumbago. * * * graph·ite graf .īt n 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… …   Medical dictionary

• graphite — graph·ite || græfaɪt n. form of carbon (used in pencil leads, as a lubricant, etc.), black lead …   English contemporary dictionary

• graphite — noun a grey, crystalline, electrically conducting form of carbon which is used as a solid lubricant, as pencil lead, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors. Derivatives graphitic adjective graphitization or graphitisation noun graphitize or… …   English new terms dictionary

• lubricant — n 1. lubricator, emollient, oil, mineral oil, vegetable oil, olive oil, petroleum; grease, fat, lard, butter, glycerin; unguent, ointment, (in prescription) unguentum, Relig. unction, lotion; graphite, plumbago, black lead. See alsolotion. adj 2 …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder