Substance Used as the "lead" in Pencils
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Student Life , Group 930, Puzzle 4 (Cultural Studies).
Question is: Substance Used as the "lead" in Pencils
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.
Definitions from Wiktionary.