different between carbide vs carburet

English

Noun

carbide (plural carbides)

1. (chemistry) Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element
2. (chemistry) The polyatomic ion C₂^2?, or any of its salts.
3. (chemistry) The monatomic ion C^4?, 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.

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See also

• cementite

Anagrams

• decibar

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

carbide n (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) carbide, C₂^2? or C^4?

Derived terms

• calciumcarbide

Related terms

• carbid

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Etymology

Alternative forms

• carburate

Verb

carburet (third-person singular simple present carburets, present participle carbureting or carburetting, simple past and past participle carbureted or carburetted)

1. (transitive) To react with carbon.
2. (transitive) To mix (air) with hydrocarbons, especially with petroleum, as in an internal combustion engine.

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Noun

carburet (plural carburets)

1. (chemistry, dated) A carbide.