PENCIL LEAD

I. (noun)

Meaning:

Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

Synonyms:

lead; pencil lead

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pencil lead" is a kind of...):

black lead; graphite; plumbago (used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors)

Holonyms ("pencil lead" is a part of...):

lead pencil (pencil that has graphite as the marking substance)