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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The incident occurred at Carbide Industries, a calcium carbide manufacturer in Lake Dreamland.
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The incident happened around 4:30 a.m. at Carbide Industries, a manufacturer of calcium carbide in Lake Dreamland.
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1872
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