- car|bide
- car|bide «KAHR byd, -bihd», noun.1. a compound of carbon with another element, usually a metal.2. = calcium carbide. (Cf. ↑calcium carbide)
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bide — bide; car·bide; pheo·phor·bide; phor·bide; … English syllables
carbide — car·bide … English syllables
carbide — car•bide [[t]ˈkɑr baɪd, bɪd[/t]] n. 1) chem. a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group 2) chem. calcium carbide 3) chem. mel a very hard mixture of sintered carbides of various heavy metals, esp. tungsten carbide, used for … From formal English to slang
carbide — A compound of carbon with an element more electropositive than itself; e.g., CaC2, calcium c.. * * * car·bide kär .bīd n a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element * * * car·bide (kahrґbīd) a compound of carbon with an… … Medical dictionary
Carbide — Car bide, n. [Carbon + ide.] (Chem.) A binary compound of carbon with some other element or radical, in which the carbon plays the part of a negative; formerly termed {carburet}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carburet — Carbide Car bide, n. [Carbon + ide.] (Chem.) A binary compound of carbon with some other element or radical, in which the carbon plays the part of a negative; formerly termed {carburet}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Percarbide — Per*car bide, n. [Pref. per + carbide.] (Chem.) A compound containing a relatively large amount of carbon. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calcium carbide — cal′cium car′bide n. chem. a grayish black powder, CaC2, used chiefly to generate acetylene by decomposing it in water • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
silicon carbide — sil′icon car′bide n. chem. a very hard, insoluble, crystalline compound, SiC, used as an abrasive and as an electrical resistor in objects exposed to high temperatures • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
Claude Vorilhon — Full name Claude Vorilhon Born September 30, 1946 (1946 09 30) (age 65) Vichy, Allier, France[1] Era Modern era … Wikipedia
