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graphite (iou) and Mary Rose, The (oh)


graphite (iou)



graphite noun. L18.
[German Graphit, from Greek graphein write (from its use as pencil 'lead'): see -ITE1.]
A grey electrically conducting allotropic form of carbon, with a crystalline structure containing layers of carbon atoms.
graphited adjective lubricated with graphite; containing added graphite: E20.
graphitoid adjective = graphitoidal L19.
graphi'toidal adjective having the appearance or structure of graphite M19.

Mary Rose, The (oh)



a British warship which sank in the sea off the south coast of England on its first journey in 1545. It was brought to the surface in 1982, and can now be seen in Portsmouth.