graphene

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graphene

  • /ˈɡɹæf.iːn/

Rhymes with -æfiːn

noun graphenes

  1. Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having the structure of part of a layer of graphite.
  2. An arbitrarily large-scale, one-atom-thick layer of graphite, an allotrope of carbon, that has remarkable electric characteristics. Graphene is the strongest, thinnest material known to exist. A form of carbon, it can conduct electricity and heat better than anything else. And get ready for this: It is not only the hardest material in the world but also one of the most pliable. Only a single atom thick, it has been called the wo

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Closest in meaning: nanographene, graphyne, graphane, graphene layer, polycarbon, phagraphene, polyarene, polyaromatic hydrocarbon, penta-graphene, fluorographene, pyrenylene, pentagraphene, arene, polyhydrocarbon, tetraphenylene, platonic hydrocarbon

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noun large-scale, one-atom thick layer of graphite

Españolgrafeno
한국어그래핀 geuraepin
日本語グラフェン gurafen
中文石墨烯 shímòxī
हिन्दीग्रेफीन grephīn
Portuguêsgrafeno
Françaisgraphène
DeutschGraphen
Italianografene
Ελληνικάγραφένιο grafénio
Românăgrafen
Русскийграфе́н grafén
العربيةقرافين
עבריתגרפן

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@misc{graphene_2026,
  title = {graphene},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/graphene},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}