HyperDic: carbide

English > 1 sense of the word carbide:
NOUNsubstancecarbidea binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element
carbide > pronunciation
Soundskaa'rbay.d
Rhymesabide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd...
English > carbide: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element.
Narrowercalcium carbideA grey salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene
silicon carbideAn extremely hard blue-black crystalline compound (SiC) used as an abrasive and a heat refractory material
Broaderinorganic compoundAny compound that does not contain carbon
Spanishcarburo
Catalancarbur

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