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carbide

English

Noun

carbide (plural carbides)

  1. (chemistry) Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element
  2. (chemistry) The polyatomic ion C22?, or any of its salts.
  3. (chemistry) The monatomic ion C4?, or any of its salts.
  4. (chemistry) A carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel.
  5. (chemistry) Tungsten carbide.
  6. (cycling) trivial name for calcium carbide (CaC2), used to produce acetylene in bicycle lamps in the early 1900s.

Derived terms

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See also

  • cementite

Anagrams

  • decibar

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed internationalism. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k?r?bi.d?/
  • Hyphenation: car?bi?de
  • Rhymes: -id?

Noun

carbide n (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) carbide, C22? or C4?

Derived terms

  • calciumcarbide

Related terms

  • carbid

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borocarbide

English

Etymology

boro- +? carbide

Noun

borocarbide (plural borocarbides)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) Any material containing both boride and carbide ions

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