graphitization

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noun

The formation of graphite from other organic materials.

Scrabble 29

Meanings

noungraphitization (countable and uncountable, plural graphitizations)

plural graphitizations

  1. countableuncountablegeographyThe formation of graphite from other organic materials.

Origin

  1. GermanGraphit
  2. Englishgraphite
  3. Englishgraphitization

From graphite + -ization.

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APA

graphitization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphitization

MLA

“graphitization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphitization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graphitization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphitization.

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