silicon carbide

noun

: a very hard dark crystalline compound SiC of silicon and carbon that is used as an abrasive and as a refractory and in electric resistors

Examples of silicon carbide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Switches made from wide-bandgap semiconductors such as silicon carbide could handle far higher voltages than silicon, and the EV industry’s appetite for these materials began driving the cost down just as a hungrier customer arrived. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

In those studies, silicon migration from the surrounding silicon carbide protective layer during reactor operation was suggested as the plausible source of the finding. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

For instance, this option from Oak and Luna features a naturally occurring silicon carbide now grown almost entirely in labs, brings a more responsible origin story alongside genuine brilliance, ranking second only to diamond in hardness. — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

The facility will be used to produce silicon carbide chips that are used in electric vehicles, industrial sites and data centers. — Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for silicon carbide

• acetaldehyde
• acetanilide
• arabinoside
• cycloheximide
• cyclophosphamide
• diethylamide
• dinucleotide
• ferricyanide
• ferrocyanide
• glutaraldehyde
• glyceraldehyde
• hydroperoxide

Medical Definition

silicon carbide

noun

: a very hard dark crystalline compound SiC of silicon and carbon that is used as an abrasive in dentistry