: an extremely electrically conductive form of elemental carbon that is composed of a single flat sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a repeating hexagonal lattice

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The experimental setup looks much like a sandwich with a graphene layer caught between two electrodes. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026 Wulcea introduced a heated-jacket collection using its proprietary GrapheneNano technology, with flexible graphene heating elements, six heating zones and three temperature settings. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for graphene

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1985, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of graphene was in 1985

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“Graphene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graphene. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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