English Dictionary

carbide

noun

(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.

Carbide is a type of compound that is used in cutting tools.

意味（1）

(chemistry) Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element

意味（2）

(chemistry) The polyatomic ion C₂²⁻, or any of its salts.

意味（3）

(chemistry) The monatomic ion C⁴⁻, or any of its salts.

意味（4）

(chemistry) A carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel.

意味（5）

(chemistry) Tungsten carbide.

意味（6）

(cycling) trivial name for calcium carbide (CaC₂), used to produce acetylene in bicycle lamps in the early 1900s.