Assertion: pencil's graphite | /r/HasProperty | lead
Facets:
value: originally
type: MANNER
value: commonly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Because the pencil core is still referred to as "lead", or "a lead", many people have the misconception that the graphite in the pencil is lead, and the black core of pencils is still referred to as lead, even though it never contained the element lead.
text: If you’ve ever wondered what material is used in pencil lead, why graphite is called lead, or if pencils ever contained lead, we’ve got you!
text: Writing utensil that uses graphite (commonly referred to as lead).
text: Because the pencil core is still referred to as "lead", or a "lead", many people have the misconception that the graphite in the pencil is lead, and the black core of pencils is still referred to as lead, even though it never contained the element lead.
text: The graphite used in pencils was originally thought to be lead.