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Carbide

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Noun

1. carbide

a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Carbide

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noun
1. 
a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element
See also acetylide
2.  calcium carbide

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Carbide

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noun
a solid compound of an element, usually a metal, with carbon; esp., calcium carbide

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Carbide

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n.
1. A binary compound consisting of carbon and a more electropositive element, especially calcium.
2. Any of various hard durable materials made of compacted binary compounds of carbon, especially those with silicon, boron, or a heavy metal, used as abrasives and in tools that cut metal.

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