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Aquadag

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[ak-wuh-dag, ah-kwuh-] / ˈæk wəˌdæg, ˈɑ kwə- /
Chemistry, Trademark.
  1. a colloidal suspension of graphite in water, used as a conductor and lubricant.


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Their carbon preparation was a paint-like graphite suspension known as Aquadag, which they smeared onto probes for insertion into the cyclotron tank to be bathed in the deuteron beam for days at a time.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Before dawn, he withdrew the last probe from the vacuum tank, scraped the flecks of Aquadag into a bottle, and deposited it at the Rat House for Ruben.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Periodically Kamen would withdraw a probe and chip off the irradiated Aquadag, trying not to think about the exposure he might be absorbing.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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