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carbides

noun

Meaning

  1. Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element
  2. The polyatomic ion C22−, or any of its salts.
  3. The monatomic ion C4−, or any of its salts.
  4. A carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel.
  5. Tungsten carbide.
  6. Trivial name for calcium carbide (CaC2), used to produce acetylene in bicycle lamps in the early 1900s.

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Related words

cemented(English)carbene(English)calcium carbide(English)boron carbide(English)tungsten carbide(English)carboloy(English)carbone(English)carbonell(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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