carbide
/K AA1 R B AY0 D/noun
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Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element
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The polyatomic ion C22−, or any of its salts.
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The monatomic ion C4−, or any of its salts.
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A carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel.
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Tungsten carbide.
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Trivial name for calcium carbide (CaC2), used to produce acetylene in bicycle lamps in the early 1900s.
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