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GRAPHITIC
Etymology
Adjective
graphitic
Of, relating to, resembling, or having the structure of graphite.
Source: Wiktionary
Gra*phit"ic, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, containing, derived from, or resembling, graphite. Graphitic acid (Chem.), an organic acid, so called because obtained by the oxidation of graphite; -- usually called mellitic acid.
– Graphitic carbon, in iron or steel, that portion of the carbon which is present as graphite. Raymond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CURE
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
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