Material Used in the Writing Part of a Pencil
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Question is: Material Used in the Writing Part of a Pencil
and the answer is: GRAPHITE
Word Meaning:
GRAPHITE — 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, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors.
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