electrographite

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

French électro-bor.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.

Latin ēlectrum

Latin electro-bor.

English electro-

Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-

Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō

Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.

Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)bor.

Latin -ītēslbor.

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Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)

Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor.

Latin -ītislbor.

French -itebor.

German -it

German Graphitbor.

English graphite

English electrographite

From electro- + graphite.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æfaɪt

Noun

electrographite (countable and uncountable, plural electrographites)

1. (chemistry) a synthetic form of graphite made by the electrical heating of some other form of carbon