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carbide

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. carbide (noun)
  2. boron carbide (noun)
  3. calcium carbide (noun)
  4. iron carbide (noun)
  5. silicon carbide (noun)
  6. tantalum carbide (noun)
  7. titanium carbide (noun)
  8. tungsten carbide (noun)

car·bide

noun \ˈkär-ˌbīd\

Definition of CARBIDE

1
: a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element; especially : calcium carbide
2
: a very hard material made of carbon and one or more heavy metals
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Origin of CARBIDE

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: circa 1865

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