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A material consisting essentially of
graphitic carbon
.Note:
The use of the term
The use of the term
graphite
as a short term for material consisting of graphitic carbon
is incorrect. The term graphite
can only be used in combination with other nouns or clarifying adjectives for special types of graphite
materials (graphite
electrodes, natural graphite
and others). The use of the term graphite
without a noun or clarifying adjective should be restricted to the allotropic form of the element carbon.