pencil lead

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pencil lead

noun pencil leads

countable, uncountable The material (usually black or dark gray) which allows a pencil to work. Usually a mixture of graphite and smaller amounts of other material, but not actual lead.

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noun graphite refill for writing tool

Español	mina, grafito, barrita, punta
한국어	연필심 yeonpilsim
日本語	鉛筆の芯
中文	筆芯 /笔芯 bǐxīn, 筆鉛 /笔铅 bǐqiān, 鉛筆鉛 /铅笔铅 qiānbǐqiān
Français	mine
Deutsch	Mine
Italiano	mina
Русский	графи́т grafít, гри́фель grífelʹ

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@misc{pencil_lead_2026,
  title = {pencil lead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pencil%20lead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}