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Carbide
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
car·bide       [kahr-bahyd, -bid] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group.
2.calcium carbide.
3.a very hard mixture of sintered carbides of various heavy metals, esp. tungsten carbide, used for cutting edges and dies.

[Origin: 1860–65; carb- + -ide]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
car·bide       (kär'bīd')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A binary compound consisting of carbon and a more electropositive element, especially calcium.
  2. A hard material made of compacted binary compounds of carbon and heavy metals, used to make tools that cut metal.

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carbide

noun
a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element 

The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
carbide       (kär'bīd')  Pronunciation Key 
A chemical compound consisting of carbon and a more electropositive element, such as calcium or tungsten. Many carbides, especially those made of carbon and a metal, are very hard and are used to make cutting tools and abrasives.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Carbide

Car"bide\, n. [Carbon + -ide.] (Chem.) A binary compound of carbon with some other element or radical, in which the carbon plays the part of a negative; -- formerly termed carburet.

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