Etymology

electrographite

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Today it means: a synthetic form of graphite made by the electrical heating of some other form of carbon Full definition →

English graphite ← German Graphit ← Latin electro-
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. Latinelectro-
  4. Englishelectro-
  5. GermanGraphit
  6. Englishgraphite
  7. English todayelectrographite

From electro- + graphite.

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