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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Car·bo·run·dum 
[kahr-buh-ruhn-duhm] Pronunciation Key
[kahr-buh-ruhn-duhm] Pronunciation Key Trademark.
| any of various abrasives or refractories of silicon carbide, fused alumina, and other materials. |
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| Car·bo·run·dum
(kär'bə-rŭn'dəm) Pronunciation Key
A trademark used for an abrasive of silicon carbide crystals. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| carborundum | |
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| an abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Carborundum
Car`bo*run"dum\, [Carbon + corundum.] A beautiful crystalline compound, SiC, consisting of carbon and silicon in combination; carbon silicide. It is made by heating carbon and sand together in an electric furnace. The commercial article is dark-colored and iridescent. It is harder than emery, and is used as an abrasive.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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