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(n.) Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so soft as to leave a trace on paper. It is used for pencils (improperly called lead pencils), for crucibles, and as a lubricator, etc. Often called plumbago or black lead.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Raphite'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/raphite.html. 1828.
 
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