carbide

Noun
  1. A binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element (synset 114816720)
    is a type of: inorganic compound - any compound that does not contain carbon
    subtypes:
    • calcium carbide - a grey salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene
    • silicon carbide - 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

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