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carbide

 
 

a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element

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  • calcium carbide — a gray salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene
  • silicon carbide — an extremely hard blue-black crystalline compound (SiC) used as an abrasive and a heat refractory material; crystals of silicon carbide can be used as semiconductors

 
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