HyperDic: calcium_carbide

English > 1 sense of the expression calcium carbide:
NOUNsubstancecalcium carbidea grey salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene
English > calcium carbide: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA grey salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene.
Broaderbinary compoundchemical compound composed of only two elements
carbideA binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element
Spanishcarburo de calcio
Catalancarbur de calci

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