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English
Noun
carbide (plural carbides)
- (chemistry) Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element
- (chemistry) The polyatomic ion C22−, or any of its salts.
- (chemistry) The monatomic ion C4−, or any of its salts.
- (chemistry) A carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel.
- (chemistry) Tungsten carbide.
- (cycling) trivial name for calcium carbide (CaC2), used to produce acetylene in bicycle lamps in the early 1900s.
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Translations
any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element
polyatomic ion C22-, or any of its salts
monatomic ion C4-, or any of its salts
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Etymology
Borrowed internationalism. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑrˈbi.də/
- Hyphenation: car‧bi‧de
- Rhymes: -idə
Noun
carbide n (uncountable)
- (chemistry) carbide, C22− or C4−
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