This Element Is Used in Graphite

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from New York, New York!, Group 362, Puzzle 5 (Metrocards).

Question is: This Element Is Used in Graphite

and the answer is: CARBON

Word Meaning:

CARBON — (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.

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