graphitic moderator
1Graphite — For other uses, see Graphite (disambiguation). Graphite Graphite specimen General Category Native element mineral …
2graphite — noun Etymology: German Graphit, from Greek graphein to write Date: 1796 1. a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors… …
3graphite — noun a grey, crystalline, electrically conducting form of carbon which is used as a solid lubricant, as pencil lead, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors. Derivatives graphitic adjective graphitization or graphitisation noun graphitize or… …
4graphite — n. a crystalline allotropic form of carbon used as a solid lubricant, in pencils, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors etc. Also called PLUMBAGO, black lead. Derivatives: graphitic adj. graphitize v.tr. & intr. (also ise). Etymology: G Graphit… …
