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Carbide

//ˈkɑː.baɪd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element
  2. 2
    a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element wordnet
  3. 3
    The polyatomic ion C2−2, or any of its salts.
  4. 4
    The monatomic ion C⁴⁻, or any of its salts.
  5. 5
    A carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel.
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  1. 6
    Tungsten carbide.
  2. 7
    trivial name for calcium carbide (CaC₂), used to produce acetylene in bicycle lamps in the early 1900s.

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