Pencil lead

/pˈɛnsəl lˈiːd/

[noun]

Pencil lead

[NOUN]

mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

synonyms : lead

Examples

1. We then take our pencil lead and draw our carbon nanotubes-based sensor between the electrodes.

2. Also, one is pretty and one is pencil lead.

3. To make our pencil lead we take a commercial powder of carbon nanotubes and compress it into the shape of a lead using a press.

4. But it's just carbon, the same element that makes up the graphite in this pencil lead, which is so soft, that it's intended purpose is to rub off on stuff.

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