Definition of calcium carbide
: a usually dark gray crystalline compound CaC2 used especially for the generation of acetylene and for making calcium cyanamide
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Water is pumped into a master chamber, and then siphoned into another, smaller chamber containing calcium carbide powder.
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Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 11 Sep. 2019
The first of its kind, the vehicle is powered by a chemical reaction between water and calcium carbide.
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Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 11 Sep. 2019
The incident occurred at Carbide Industries, a calcium carbide manufacturer in Lake Dreamland.
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Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2018
The incident happened around 4:30 a.m. at Carbide Industries, a manufacturer of calcium carbide in Lake Dreamland.
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Thomas Novelly, The Courier-Journal, 15 Feb. 2018
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“Calcium carbide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calcium%20carbide. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of calcium carbide was in 1872
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