Associations to the word «Carbide»

Wiktionary

CARBIDE, noun. (chemistry) Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element
CARBIDE, noun. (chemistry) The polyatomic ion C22−, or any of its salts.
CARBIDE, noun. (chemistry) The monatomic ion C4−, or any of its salts.
CARBIDE, noun. (chemistry) A carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel.
CARBIDE, noun. (chemistry) Tungsten carbide.
CARBIDE, noun. (cycling) trivial name for calcium carbide (CaC2), used to produce acetylene in bicycle lamps in the early 1900s.
CARBIDE LAMP, noun. Simple lamps that produce and burn acetylene (C2H2) which is created by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC2) with water.
CARBIDE PLANET, noun. A carbon planet.
CARBIDE PLANETS, noun. Plural of carbide planet

Dictionary definition

CARBIDE, noun. A binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element.

Wise words

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