Definition of "graphitic" [gra•phit•ic]

• Of, relating to, resembling, or having the structure of graphite (adjective)

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• "Most of the carbon in cast iron is in a form like graphite, which is almost pure carbon, and is therefore called graphitic carbon."
• "Silicon anodes have a higher energy-storage capacity than conventional graphite because the material can take up 10 times more lithium by weight than graphitic carbon."
• "Carbon nanotubes, which consist of sheets of graphitic carbon wrapped to form tubes with diameters only nanometers in size, are the strongest structures because they can withstand the highest tensile force per gram of any known material."