Benzene vs Graphite - What's the difference?
benzene | graphite |
(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author=
, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (organic chemistry, in combination) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.
An allotrope of carbon consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely that is used as a dry lubricant and in "lead" pencils.
* {{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
, title=Well Tackled!
, chapter=4 Short for graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness.
A grey colour.
As nouns the difference between benzene and graphite
is that benzene is benzene (aromatic compound) while graphite is .benzene
English
(wikipedia benzene)Noun
(en-noun)Philip J. Bushnell
Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance, passage=Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene , another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.}}
Derived terms
(terms derived from "benzene") * benz- * benzenoid * benzeneamine * benzeneazo * benzeneazothiocarbonyl * benzenecyclopentadienyliron * benzenediamine * benzenediazo * benzenediazoate * benzenediazonium * benzenedicarbonyl * benzeneethanol * benzenehexacarboxylic * benzenehexoxide * benzeneiron * benzeneperoxyseleninic * benzeneperoxysulfonic * benzeneruthenium * benzeneseleninic * benzeneselenonate * benzeneselenonic * benzenesulfinato * benzenesulfinyl * benzenesulfonate * benzenesulfonic * benzenesulfonyl * benzenesulfonylhydrazide * benzenesulfonylperoxosulfate * benzenesulphonothioic * benzenethiol * benzo-See also
* cyclohexane * cyclohexene * cycloalkane * cycloalkene * cyclohexatriene ----graphite
English
(wikipedia graphite)Noun
(-)citation, passage=Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite , and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder, […]}}
- Modern tennis racquets are made of graphite , fibreglass and other man-made materials.