| NOUN | substance | carbide | a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element |
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| Sounds | kaa'rbay.d | |
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| Rhymes | abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd... | |
| Meaning | A binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element. | |
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| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | inorganic compound | Any compound that does not contain carbon |
| Spanish | carburo | |
| Catalan | carbur | |
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