carbide : Idioms & Phrases
calcium carbide
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noun a grey salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene
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iron carbide
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noun a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle
cementite.
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silicon carbide
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noun an extremely hard blue-black crystalline compound (SiC) used as an abrasive and a heat refractory material; crystals of silicon carbide can be used as semiconductors