carbide

/ˌkɑrˈbaɪd/
/ˈkɑbaɪd/
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Other forms: carbides

Definitions of carbide
  1. noun
    a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element
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    types:
    calcium carbide
    a grey salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene
    silicon carbide
    an extremely hard blue-black crystalline compound (SiC) used as an abrasive and a heat refractory material; crystals of silicon carbide can be used as semiconductors
    type of:
    inorganic compound
    any compound that does not contain carbon
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